I see films in theaters, and I enjoy films. I enjoy the art of storytelling, and the different ways to tell them.

What needs to happen is more of a global understanding, and I believe the United States can work as a global partner and not be the hegemon.

I think you should do rehearsal and work at it, but when the camera rolls, you should be ready. Try to make it good the first time.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

I went to Vietnam, and I was there for a long time. [Using marijuana] made the difference between staying human or, as Michael Douglas said, becoming a beast.

I've met people who will go to a movie that I can't stand and they say that they saw that movie ten times. There's something they like and identified in that movie, and I don't see it.