I can live in Paris for four months or London or, you know, Barcelona. These are places that are like New York. But I don't think I could live in many places. When I had to make a film in the United States I picked San Francisco because to me it's one of the great cities of America.

How the hell do I know why there were Nazis? I don't know how the can-opener works.

What was the scandal? I fell in love with this girl, married her. We have been married for almost 15 years now.

The wicked at heart probably know something.

I've never dated a fictional character before. The closest I ever came was an Italian.

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.

Doing abominations is against the law, particularly if the abominations are done while wearing a lobster bib.