I'm not a snob. If I feel like there's a star that's the best person for that role, then that's who I get.

Everything is the director's fault - you can quote me on that. There are no excuses.

I tend to be drawn more to people than pure story ideas.

There's definitely a way of thinking and a way of being in the South that has its advantages and disadvantages.

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wanting over a period of time, you've either got to change what you're doing or find something else to do.

I always have a plan, but then I'm always ready to throw the plan out, and everyone's ready to make a radical left turn if necessary.

There's a big difference between a movie about relationships and a movie in which people talk about relationships. It seems like a lot of people have confused the two.