Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald's, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house.

I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote.

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

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.

No matter how many times you do it, you don't get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film.

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 not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it.