I can't understand why more people aren't bisexual. It would double your chances for a date on Saturday night.

I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland.

I always write the same way. I always write with a yellow pad and a ballpoint pen on my bed. And then I go and type it up afterwards. I've always done that. Those things become habitual.

I write the script; nobody sees it, not the people that put the money in the picture. I cast who I want, and make the film. That's why I've always felt the only thing standing between me and greatness, is me. There's no excuse for me not to be great except that I'm not.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.

Over the years I've never written or made movies about political themes 'cause while they do have current critical importance, in the large, large scheme of things, only the big questions matter and the answers to those big questions are very, very depressing.

Sex is like having dinner: sometimes you joke about the dishes, sometimes you take the meal seriously.