I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a film.

I want to write stories that don't help you escape life, but embrace life.

I can't stop terrorism; I can't cure cancer. But I can put some stories out there in their own quiet way that talk about tolerance.

I've wanted to direct for a long time, but it had to be a story I wanted to tell. The writer's job is to find the story that he should tell.

I think it's a fantastic thing to be alive.

The better the script, the less money there is. That's just the economics of the studio system.

I don't want to write my life. I live my life. I want to make up a new world.