We're living through the twilight of American economic dominance.

And if you're a golfer and you watch a golf film and Matt Damon swing, and it's not great, then you're not going to believe in the golf story, you're not going to believe in the rest of the film. That's the whole movie, so if that swing looks like crap, the movie's crap.

Copying isn’t particularly creative work. Being inspired by someone else’s idea to produce something new and different IS creative work.

We're living through the twilight of American economic dominance.

If you asked an 18-year-old what they want to do with their life, and the options are 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he's probably shipping out for 'Transformers.' If you ask a 26-year-old what he wants to do, 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he'd probably pick Lars von Trier. So, my sensibilities are changing as I change.

I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form.

My life is okay, my life is pretty good.