The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'

I think that when you have somebody who really is kind of forced to see the world through someone else's eyes, I think it really is eye opening.

I don't think Muslims do hate America. I think that's what we hear and that's what we believe. I don't think that's true.

The more we can be honest about ourselves as filmmakers, than the more we can be honest with people who see the films.

Well, even to this day, if I smell a Big Mac, I'm like Pavlov's dog. My mouth starts watering immediately, like, 'Man, that is so good,' but I can't take a bite of it.

I believe in storytelling, not story-selling. I want people to believe the characters are real. So I'm a realist.

My mom always used to say, "You'll be a better kid if you just listen."