So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny.

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.

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.

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

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

And that's just what I'm saying. I would never want to be like certain people, who change the way they dress, go out in disguise, wear a big floppy hat and dark shades. I would hate that.