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

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.

We’re all children of Kubrick, aren’t we? Is there anything you can do that he hasn’t done?

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.

You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be.

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

I don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.