I hate losing laughs; they're rare things.
I thought, how do you confuse violent Russian mobsters? Well, by being silly!
I've always sworn that not having enough money has saved me from mediocrity.
Once the voices are in your head, it's either make a movie or kill a lot of people.
There was a perverse side of me, with things like Van Helsing coming out. I didn't want to go down that route.
You know the hardest thing to do in Hollywood is burn bridges. There is usually some sucker who still likes me. There is usually some sucker who will still work with me.