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

So with 'There Will Be Blood,' I didn't even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write.

Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

Of course, I'm no dummy.

Crazy is so hard to play, there's nothing you can really tell an actor.

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

I don't miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It's actually quite fun to get rid of them now.