The art model of problem solving is incredibly efficient because ideology has no place there.There's only the thing and what the thing needs to be.

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

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.

I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script.

The key is, how do you feel with the one asshole? They cannot be talked to. That's why they are assholes.

I've never been a snob. It [movie] is just about stories. And I've never felt just because it's a big screen and you plop down your eight bucks that gives it a special meaning. It's just "Are you good at telling a story?"

I think '60s are appealing to creative people, because it seemed to be a time of endless possibilities, when the boundaries of what could be considered popular culture were being expanded almost by the week. It doesn't feel like that anymore. At times, I wish it were so. Radio is a perfect example; good God, I mean, back then the most interesting songs were also hits, and that's just not true anymore. It hasn't been true in a long time.