A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.

I've made 30-plus films over 20 years. And in my opinion, five of them are good.

I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie that I don't want to do.

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to understand much about the world until I was in my really late teens and early twenties, and that process continues.

I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested in that notion.

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.

The ultimate 20-year plan is to be living in the Caribbean, writing, living off the land, eating from the ocean and probably smoking herb.