I hate reality but it's still the best place to get a good steak.

We live in far too permissive a society. Never before has pornography been this rampant. And those films are so badly lit!

Honey! Bring down a copy of my will - and an eraser!

I myself don't like to speak to the actors at all. I like to hire great people and let them do their thing. I don't like to speak to them. I don't like to have lunch with them. I don't like to socialize with them. I don't like to hear their ideas.

Between the Pope and air conditioning, I'd choose air conditioning.

Curiosity, that's what kills us. Not muggers or all that bullshit about the ozone layer. It's our own hearts and minds.

My films are therapy for my debilitating depression. In institutions people weave baskets. I make films.