There's a few people who I've accumulated over the years who I really trust to show a first cut to and to be helpful rather than unhelpful..

I don't think fast enough on my feet in terms of the writing to change the script too much when I'm shooting it. I like to have it set and done and k….

When you're a man, you're often in situations where you have to decide how far you're going to go in an argument. How big is the other guy? All this ….

I'm always struck when I go somewhere I've never been before, especially if it's in my home town, by just how different the atmosphere can be, and ho….

I've reached a new level of closeness with a new friend when I can make a joke at their expense. That's one of the great joys of life for me..

I feel like if you can describe something fully and accurately, then people will be able to see it themselves - they don't need be told what to..

I still haven't quite caught on to the idea of writing without dialogue. I like writing dialogue, and there's nothing wrong with dialogue in movies..

I think the more dangerous and dire the political circumstances seem, the more you attach value to anything that shows you why a human being is a hum….

I would love to take control of the entire universe and for five years you give every movie the same widespread distribution no matter what movie and….

[With theater] you draw the audience into the room as best you can, and in film, you can draw them into the room, you can draw them outside into the ….

The world is really heading in a very dangerous direction, it becomes that much more valuable and important to go to the movies and see human beings ….

Filmmaking, like any other art, is a very profound means of human communication; beyond the professional pleasure of succeeding or the pain of failin….

I trust my judgment when I think it's boring, dull, tepid and not interesting. That's important to listen to. And the same on the set. That's a littl….

I take it as a sign of intimacy and friendship when you feel comfortable enough with someone to have a little rough and tumble..

You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks...although the latter is much less realistic..

I wrote a play once called 'Lobby Hero,' which I thought turned out very well, but there's no final version of it. I published the one we produced, b….

I actually think storyboards are great. I don't draw well enough to do them myself. I've only used storyboards a couple of times..

Teenagers all think their life is a movie. If you break up with someone or you have a fight, you walk around with movie scores playing in your head. ….

It's not a character flaw to become an adult..

The world doesn't grieve when you're grieving. The world goes on about its business. You're having a good day and I'm having a bad one and vice versa….

Some actors really like to do only a few, some like Casey [Affleck] will do as many takes as there is electrical power. At some point, you'll say, "L….