I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles.

The worst thing is that you used to be able to show interesting films on campuses. Those places are all gone.

Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last year alone.

When you're trying to get laid, everything's great, but once you've been with someone eight years and the future is not finite, you have time to sit and really examine every little thing that irritates you.

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so my toe is more easily lopped off than most.

Monogamy, monotony. There's only a couple of letters...