You mellow too much you ripen and rot.

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

I consider myself a completely lucky filmmaker. I've had nothing but good luck. Everything I've needed has come my way.

There are three rings involved with marriage. The engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering.

When you make the film, it's like a chef who works on the meal. After you're working all day in the kitchen and dicing and cutting and putting the sauces on, you don't want to eat it. That's how I always feel about the films. I work on it for a year. I've written it, I've worked with the actors, I've edited, put the music in. I just never want to see it again.

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.

When we lose twenty pounds... we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius, our humanity, our love and honesty.