It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work.

You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.

I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.

When you love something it's not a job anymore.

I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium.

We're the most violent nation on earth. There's no getting away from that. But you've got to look at it on a broader level.

I'm a storyteller, and there's some genres I like. I don't think I'm ever going to do science fiction, but I want to do a musical one day. I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.