People don't live in Austin to work, they work to live there.

Your mind just goes to the craziest idea to lure people into the theater, and then you write your script around those elements.

People talk about immigration, but they won't talk about the corruption that actually exists between Mexico and the U.S.

It's easier making a smaller film like El Mariachi. There are no budget worries because there is no budget. There is no crew problem because there is no crew. And if you screw up, no one is around to see you screw up -- so it's no longer a screw up.

What I love about new technology is that it really pushes the art. It really pushes it in a way that you can't imagine until you come up with the idea. It's idea-based. You can do anything.

Television series always have a lot of characters because you want people to identify with someone on the show, who will be your eyes.

I have so many friends who don't know how to cook.