And in all of Babylonia there was wailing and gnashing of teeth, 'til the prophets bade the multitudes get a grip on themselves and shape up.

I think crime pays. The hours are good, you travel a lot

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.

Men learn to love the woman they are attracted to. Women learn to become attracted to the man they fall in love with.

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?

My films are therapy for my debilitating depression. In institutions people weave baskets. I make films.

That's the way I feel about the world: there are certain problems that can only be dealt with that way - going out and doing them. As ugly a truth as that is, I do think it's the truth about the world.