I've always liked the minds of criminals, they seem similar to artists.

Yeah, a memory's never finished, if you really think about it.

All the women are going around saying, "Oh, we're just friends, we're just friends," but the guy's going, "Yeah, we're friends, but as soon as she breaks up with her boyfriend, I'm hoping to move in."

I didn't have any set idea of what kind of filmmaker I wanted to be. I knew I wanted to tell stories that meant something to me, but I never said I was going to be the weird, avant-garde guy.

I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't have been seen.

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

That's the history of art - you have to consider yourself fortunate if you ever get acknowledged. If you have a critical success that's also a financial success and that you feel good about... If things line up, that's pretty rare.