I think I'm lucky that I had kids as spread out as much as I did, 'cause my son, my oldest, was born when I was 21. And my youngest is 15 now. He was born when I was 40, you know?

Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms.

The prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precedes the actual physical one.

Directing is a constant test of your communicative powers. You're constantly trying to explain people your vision of what you want and steer these tiny little details into a cohesive thing.

We're part of a greater humanity and we can actually affect the world by the choices we make once we leave the theater.

In the early days you have a tendency to intellectualize, but you're really just trying to sound smart and score with the chicks.

I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.