What's most interesting about trying to figure out AI is the questions that it forces you to ask about the nature of consciousness.

A movie set is like a petri dish for neuroses, you know? It's just, like, egos and weird personalities and, more than anything, fear.

I would always find a way to blow the deal and I'm not sure why. I think there was part of me that wasn't comfortable with monetizing the music and getting involved with royalties and all that kind of stuff.

The performances had to be live. When you play it back, you can see if the hands aren't really doing the right thing, and then the whole magic falls apart.

With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.

There's a reason why actors are always dying to work with the Coens. They just set the stage for you to do their best work.

I'm definitely someone that's private. I've never been interested in celebrity.