I'm not writing novels, the screenplays are my novels, so I'm gonna write it the best that I can. If the movie never gets made, it'd almost be okay because I did it. It's there on the page.

All my movies are achingly personal.

If you want to make a movie, make it. Don't wait for a grant, don't wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it.

I'm basically like, you know, learned pretty quickly the guy who throws the first punch usually wins, so when people gave me a hard time I just punched them.

I hate The Confederate cause. I've always felt that they are our Nazis and the rebel flag was our swastika.

Movies are my religion and God is my patron. I'm lucky enough to be in the position where I don't make movies to pay for my pool. When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.

I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue.