I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.

I don't believe in God. Just try getting a plumber on the weekend.

I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox.

Death is an acquired trait.

Believing would be easier if God would show himself by depositing a million dollars in a Swiss bank account in my name

I like filming in New York a lot myself, but London is accommodating to me; the weather's very good there and the conditions for shooting and the financial conditions, the artistic conditions are good, so it's a pleasant place to shoot.

When I first started, there were writers that I looked up to that I felt very influenced by and very respectful toward their work and their opinion of my work.