I think some of the best actors ever were little kids.

Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!

Supermarket tabloids and celebrity gossip shows are not just innocently shallow entertainment, but a fundamental part of a much larger movement that involves apathy, greed and hierarchy.

I didn't really like doing commercials. You had to behave like you were on angel dust or something.

I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel very fortunate that - y'know, this movie [Don Jon] - frame for frame, line for line - is exactly what I wanted it to be. Nobody made me change anything.

Movies are different from real life.

While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.