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

Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.

There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.

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

You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it's difficult to know when that's necessary and when you're just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage.

I remember being taught in school that you would underline things that you liked. I remember just underlining everything as a kid, thinking, 'This has all gotta be important!' I would just underline the whole thing!

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