A film set becomes its own family anyway, and all family dynamics come out during a shoot. The trick is hiring people who know how to handle that.

I think I've always been drawn to the notion of talk as cinematic.

Defining yourself by your taste is easier than defining yourself by any genuine stance on something.

A lot of black-and-white films generally have a color version that will be used for TV.

I've always felt some kind of connection to people who are kind of over-smart. People who over-think things to the point of some sort of paralysis, and I think that certainly can be me on any given day.

If you don't feel good about something, you don't shake it off easily.

Peter Bogdanovich is a good friend.