Americans are funny people: first you shock them, then they put you in a museum.

I'd done a very long project on Bridges To Babylon. I was on the road for ages with that. When I came off the road, I thought, the next thing I want to do on my own.

You can't be jealous and be a leader.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

If you get to be a really big headliner, you have to be prepared for people throwing bottles at you in the night.

I didn't want to make teenage comedies, and I didn't want to make really trashy films. I wanted to make films that were a bit challenging.

The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness.