I can't sit through the superhero films. But I watched Draft Day, and it was kind of sweet in an old-fashioned way.

The art of movies is to allow the audience to suspend their disbelief. They need to use their imaginations.

The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels.

I don't go to the movies much anymore. There's very little that draws me. I watch mostly the older stuff, and I often don't sit through the new films.

The digital process gives me total control over how I want the film to look. The films look like they did when I was first looking through the viewfinder.

I don't think sexuality defines a person. It's one small part of who you are, in my view. You are many things, and I never felt that people were defined by their sexuality solely.

There is a thin line between the policeman and the criminal. The best cops are always crossed. The best cops are the ones who are able to think like criminals. But for a quirk of fate, they might have been criminals.