Always get to the set or the location early, so that you can be all alone and draw your inspiration for the blocking and the setups in private and quiet.

I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak.

You can be born-again and believe in Jesus, believe in Jesus' ideas and try to live them out, without becoming totally intolerant of other people.

I happen to like vampires more than zombies.

Young film makers should learn how to deal with the money and learn how to deal with the power structure. Because it is like a battle.

My working-class Italian-American parents didn't go to school, there were no books in the house.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.