I don't why whatever works and whatever doesn't. You just make the film that you enjoy making at the time, and you think there's a good chance that people might enjoy the story. You're surprised pleasantly when they do. It's just luck.

If you take a frown and turn it upside down, the person you are holding by the ankles will soon pass out.

I recently turned 60. Practically a third of my life is over.

In fact, when they wake up in the morning, they're Jack Nicholson or Robert De Niro or Josh Brolin. And it's built-in, but they think it's all this other stuff. But it's not. They'd be great if they didn't think about their part or if they did think about it.

I don't want to be immortal through my works. I want to be immortal by not dying.

Man consists of two parts, his mind and his body, only the body has more fun.

The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.