We're living in a time period where if a kid is on a plastic scooter that's one inch off the ground, mom and dad think he should have a helmet on. I don't think they should have a helmet on. They should break their leg and have an imagination. Otherwise, we're going to have a nation of accountants.

I never say "Action" or "Cut." Never. I think that would disturb the life from happening in and around everything.

The actors come and you start seeing things happen for real.

The job of the writer and the filmmaker is not to impose his vision on the reality, but to be inspired by the reality and create a vision out of that.

I think happy and hope is more hopeful when you acknowledge that there's awful things too.

Most of the projects aren't that interesting anymore. There used to be a day when the studios made amazing films, and they were about human beings.

We're living in a world that says that if you engage in mass fraud, you'll be rewarded, but if you go down the street and steal an orange juice, you get arrested.