I'm overwhelmed by writers. Most people aren't impressed by writers, but if you can draw a cartoon or a picture, they think you're magic.

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.

When it came to slaughtering sacred cows with such crude yet perfect musical precision, there was no one better than Frank. I wonder what songs he's teaching the angels right now? Good luck God! You've got your hands full this time.

I hate losing laughs; they're rare things.

Actually, I began to think that maybe there is a god, after all. Or maybe its a different one. The old one got fired.

I'm more prone to anarchy than I am to control - even though I'm a film director.