The spiral in a snail's shell is the same mathematically as the spiral in the Milky Way galaxy, and it's also the same mathematically as the spirals in our DNA. It's the same ratio that you'll find in very basic music that transcends cultures all over the world.

I don't blame the people for the fact that so many movies are bad. I think there's a corrupt, perverted, lazy and sloppy attitude that's pervasive in the movie business. The whole entertainment business is kind of crumbling around us.

Making checklists of things you're looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you'll be alone forever.

Most scripts are bad. I read a lot of them.

I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics in my country."

A lot of movies try to set up a world with cool sets, costumes, camera work. In Brick, the world is born from the words.

Why am I doing the work I'm doing? Why am I friends with this person? Am I living the best life I possibly can? Questions are often looked upon as questions of doubt but I don't see it that way at all. I question things to stay present, to make sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing.