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

I feel like there's a certain kind of laughter missing in the world.

I want to make accessible movies for bright people, but I don't want to play games and be coy.

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 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.

People love conversation, and movies are conversations, and an audience has to participate; it has to fill in some blanks.

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