It has absolutely no meaning to me to be an executive producer on a film that I have nothing to do with except come to the wrap party or the premiere on; it's just meaningless.

Nobody sets out to make a bad film, but so many of those compromises are made and often they're made because of vanity, pride and ego.

It's easy to be a backseat driver. It's even easier to be a backseat driver when you're not even in the same car.

One of the great things is, you're never a producer unless you're making a movie.

It has absolutely no meaning to me to be an executive producer on a film that I have nothing to do with except come to the wrap party or the premiere on; it's just meaningless.

You need somebody to have the idea, you need somebody who can deal with the studio and the normal things, but it's too different of a credit. That credit is usually given to the executive producer. It's not the producer.

The only way I can stop people from stealing is also not to steal myself, and it's one of the most difficult things.