I try not to have too much of an ego. I'll do anything

Studio people are idiots. Until they see someone else doing it and make a success of it, they don't open their minds. Most of them are idiots.

I want to make films that make people laugh hard, and I am not afraid to walk away from this business tomorrow.

Women always feel like they're being stared at and judged, and rightfully so

A woman can laugh and cry in three seconds and it's not weird. But if a man does it, it's very disturbing. The way I'd describe it is like this: I have been allowed inside the house of womanhood, but I feel that they wouldn't let me in any of the interesting rooms.

First of all, weren't all the best beatings in the trailer for 'The Passion of the Christ'? I hate when the trailer gives away all the best stuff.

I try not to worry about what that's going to look like. If you worry about looking stupid, that's when you look really stupid.