There's a lot of ignorance in our business... Everybody's an authority. To have your own vision is rewarding.

Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review.

When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything.

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

I like to do things that I develop from the ground up.

You gotta be careful with message movies. People say "What do you want people to take away from it?" I always say its totally individual.

The beginning and the end of the tango is the walk.