I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling.

I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much.

If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you'd be the first person in the history of the world.

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

I'm completely aware of the fact that I'm a control freak.

The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff.

I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day.