If people go to IMDB, they will see that I'm very comfortable with independent cinema, and doing studio films too. For me this is not an either/or situation.

I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.

I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good thing for young kids.

A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.

As we move toward the millennium, the year 2000, the most powerful nations are not those that have nuclear bombs, but those that control the media. That's where the battle is being fought; that is how you control people's minds.

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.