There are three things Jewish people worship-God, Chinese food and wall-to-wall carpeting.

It's easier to direct. If you direct something poorly and re-shoot it the next day, stage it better, make it work better, you have a lot of possibilities. You can edit it in certain ways so that it works, but there's no getting around weaknesses of the script.

How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?

Usually, you hire people that you think are wonderful.

Regarding love what can you say? It's not the quantity of your sexual relations that counts. It's the quality. On the other hand if the quantity drops below once every eight months, I would definitely look into it.

It has become harder and harder in the United States to make films unhampered by outside influences. I've always been able to steer clear of that and keep the business people out of my hair completely.

My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad.