I want to live forever, and I know I won't. I'm not afraid of dying. I'm only afraid of one thing: not being able to raise my kids.

I don't take much stock in other people's opinions if I think something's good.

When I do a Western, I often wonder what I would have really done in that situation.

I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the cinema, rather than for the critics.

Audiences trust Westerns when you hit the right tone. I think they're not in vogue, but they will always be in vogue when you hit the right note.

The truth is, I just want do things that are original and throw an original spin on them.

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.