I've found through experience that I'm only good when I'm writing something that, in essence, only I could write. The times I've written for hire, for other people, I don't think I've done very well.

If you're going to make a movie for ten thousand you can talk everybody into doing it for free. You could make a really good-looking movie right for ten grand, if you have an idea.

People are sort of numb to watching violence, but sexual activity is still as strong as it ever was in terms of generating response.

I stopped reading reviews about my own movies. I read stuff about other people's movies.

The key is, if youre not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well.

A real litmus test for me is how people treat someone who is waiting on them. That's a dealbreaker for me.If I were on the verge of getting into a serious relationship and I saw that person be mean to a waiter... I'm out.

To me the director’s job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally.