People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward to seeing, that can become a kind of family ritual.

I guess it would fall into the stalker category more or less. I was being stalked by a mime - silent but maybe deadly. Somehow, this mime would appear on the set of 'Bringing Out the Dead' and start doing strange things. I have no idea how it got past security. Finally, the producers took some action and I haven't seen the mime since. But it was definitely unsettling.

I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.

My house is basically a trailer. I live a circus lifestyle. I'm always moving. It's not always easy for people that live with me, but that's the path I chose.

I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you’re really going about it the wrong way.

I'm not a trained actor. I'm someone who is autodidactic and learned on my own.

I've always maintained that I see myself as a student. There's always something to learn and be challenged by and hopefully grow from.