We program the festival, after 20 years, exactly the way we did on the first day.

All of the films that I've made are about the country I live in and grew up in... And I think if you're going to put an artist's eye to it, you're going to put a critical eye to it. I've always been interested in the gray area that exists between the black and white, or the red and blue, and that's where complexity lies.

I've always wanted to try new things because it's exciting and it keeps you active and alive.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

You should prepare when you go to a public event to be public. That's when I will sign autographs. But not when you're going about your normal business.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

Times change; Hollywood is not the same as it was when I first entered the business. It felt to me like it was starting to narrow down and centralize itself around what would... make money.