The easiest way to kill a cult is to make that cult accessible.

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'

I laugh all the time. I'm an easy laugher. You can find me on any set, because I'm always laughing.

My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.

The way I write is really like putting one foot in front of the other. I really let the characters do most of the work, they start talking and they just lead the way.

I'm a historian in my own mind.

Critics don't want to see directors they like make too much of a left turn. That's good for criticism.