The vibe, it's that excitement. New York, you just can't describe it. You get a similar thing from Paris and London, but it's not New York.

Reaction is what changes your understanding of the world.

Good and bad, what's good and bad? I don't know.

You must understand that violence in a movie is only a tool. If it's used badly, it will be horrible. If it's used correctly, it can be very interesting. But, essentially, it's just a tool.

I also believe on a practical level, if you're taking time away from people, besides entertaining them, I think it's important that there's something to react to.

The problem with cinema nowadays is that it's a math problem. People can read a film mathematically; they know when this comes or that comes; in about 30 minutes, it's going to be over and have an ending. So film has become a mathematical solution. And that is boring, because art is not mathematical.

The world needs change, change needs an activity. It has to be planted by a thought.