The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence.

It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.

Because it's much more pleasant to be obsessed over how the hero gets out of his predicament than it is over how I get out of mine.

I'm a big believer in supporting the action on film with the appropriate music. It covers a multitude of sins. It's gotten me out of a lot of jams, over the years. So, music for me is a very big thing in films and I use it unashamedly.

I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.

Those who can't do, teach. And those who can't teach, teach gym.

If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe.