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.

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film is over. It's dead.

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

A real explosion is not only much more fun to shoot, it also helps the actors and creates an energy on set and ultimately in the scene.

If you're a painter and you want people to know who you are and recognize your work, you've got to build some long-term value.

It's a world in which people's motives are questionable and shadowy.

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.