My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges' audio track on the 'Bad Day at Black Rock' laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.

I don't want to be the angry guy.

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

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

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.