I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone.

I don't want to lie, play games, hurt somebody, or get hurt. You can only go forward in one direction.

At this stage, what would be rewarding would be for audiences to want to watch.

There's not a lot of good movies being made.

The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor. Do that first and say yes to people like Terrence Malick and Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen when they come and offer you movies. It's a great front row seat to filmmaking.

The one thing you can count on in Hollywood - across the board - is cowardice.

If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.