I think we are born into what we're supposed to learn and find out in this life.

I thank God for Closed Doors

I think that people think when you have money that your problems go away and everything's solved, and it's great and wonderful. You're a perfect human being.

Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.

...when you put on your shortest dress, please leave some mystery in it. That's the difference between a miniskirt and a ho-skirt. A ho-skirt shows your Frisbee. A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery.

Everything that I talk about, pretty much, are things that I learned or understood over the years.

People see truth in my films. That's what they react to, and that's what they relate to.