Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

[On lightweight movies:] Fun movies. They were never meant to cure cancer, only to take away the mind.

Taliban-esque: Any behavior that imposes the beliefs of one person on everyone else. Conversations with the Taliban-esque are impossible. They aren't even conversations. With them, it's my way or no way.

Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.

If you can handle the fact that people are going to be mad at you when you do what you think is right, you'll be alright.

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was acting in front of Steven Spielberg, was pretty cool. It was pretty good.