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

The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence.

At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my 'work.' At twelve I was no longer reading or writing, just counting off days and checking them off. I was interested in survival.

Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I have a distinctive look - it's partly the glasses I wear - and people seem to remember me once they've seen me.

The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it’s because they recognize me, and they say nice things.

I love working with actors. If you cast the right person in the right part at the right time, they make you look like a better writer and director than you really are.

Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge.