Art has a smaller audience than, say, movies or other forms of mass consumption. But that doesn't mean the work doesn't have an impact in a way that transcends just a few cultural arbiters.

One thing I want to say: I don't like victim stories and I don't write them.

Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question.

I always have to presume that each movie is my last movie because I never know if I'll get money again.

Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good.

I've always said that I myself am not the best audience for my own work, because I'm just not that receptive to comedy.

A movie takes on its own life, and you have to respect that and be open to it.