There's the theory that nudity doesn't really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.

I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

Our resistance to this war should be our resistance to profit at the cost of human life. Because that is what these drums beating over Iraq are really about. This is about business.

There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.

I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.

If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.