Even illegal weapons have lost their panache. Zip guns and shanks were at least homemade. Where is the craft in a grade-schooler firing a magnum? What is the world coming to? It's not even bad to be a communist anymore!

I think [parents] became very proud, even though they were mortified by the early films because no one liked them.

I go to colleges all the time in America, and everyone's gay, and I think how can this be? And it's only in rich schools. In poor schools, nobody's gay.

I actually think that my films are intellectual. I think almost everything I do is intellectual, but I would never say that, because that's a compliment. That's up to others to say about me. The same way, I would never say I do art. I think art is up to history. It's up to other people to utter that word. So I try to be humble.

How come there's no terrorism with humor, which is a great way to humiliate your enemy? It's a great time for that.

Nothing is more impotent than an unread library.

I could never kill myself. I approve of suicide if you have horrible health. Otherwise it's the ultimate hissy fit.