Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again.

I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic.

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.

Most human beings will not stand in front of a stage and tell you about the bad things they did.

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

I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.