I was in a cult for thirty-four years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t.

Every 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know.

Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly.

Right after we invaded Iraq, I put a sign on my lawn that said "War is not the answer." That sign was either defaced, ripped up, or stolen every week. I had to replace that sign twelve times.

I miss my mother very, very much.

Independent films are very hard to get made, but I'm lucky enough to get them made, so I'm going to keep doing it. I like my independence. I like being able to tell a story the way I want to tell a story. I don't like developing it with a team. I like coming to a story and deciding whether I want to do it or not.

This is our fault. My fault as much as the next man's, because even if I was against the war, I didn't do enough to stop it.