For me, the original Guns N' Roses is the embodiment of a certain kind of chemistry that really couldn't be duplicated.

Directing is like guitar playing. That's a unique mind-set and talent, unto itself. I like the idea of putting everything together to make a great movie.

I think when I was a kid, and I was in England and it was all about The Stones, The Who, The Kinks and The Beatles and that's what my dad was into.

That's a wonderful side effect of leather pants: when you pee yourself in them, they're more forgiving than jeans.

Once you’ve lived a little you will find that whatever you send out into the world comes back to you in one way or another. It may be today, tomorrow, or years from now, but it happens; usually when you least expect it, usually in a form that’s pretty different from the original. Those coincidental moments that change your life seem random at the time but I don’t think they are. At least that’s how it’s worked out in my life. And I know I’m not the only one.

I do all my interviews on the toilet.

Risk isn't a word in my vocabulary. It's my very existence.