I want my movies to be audience experiences. As much as I like Michael Haneke, I'm not going to make a Haneke film. That's just not in my DNA..
I just hope that my films will survive me..
I've made 30-plus films over 20 years. And in my opinion, five of them are good..
Film has a tendency to be limiting in some way and it shouldn't be. It's a form that can be explored and changed..
There are worse things than being constantly hired to do anything..
We learned early on that we had chemistry and I was so grateful for that. It's like one of the few magical things about film that still exists..
Generally, I've never known quite how to fit in in civilian life, but on set, making a film, I know exactly where to go, how to behave and how I fit..
There is still so much that I want to see and do, but for me, it's the pure satisfaction of doing what you really want. I always had a problem doing ….
The only time I use women in films is when they're naked or dead..
The thing that's so exciting when you're making a film is that it can be anything and there are no limitations on it..
What I learned from this movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights: Abstinence can be a very good thing. Especially from box offices where this film is playing..
I like stories that begin with characters. I like to be engaged and moved by the characters in the story. I want to be moved. I want to leave the cin….
All we try and do is make the best films we can. If you do that then hopefully the audiences will come, and they have. Everything else is gravy..
Make DV movies so you can learn how to make films, but don't try to distribute them until they are fantastic..
I'm not really into movies on dates because you can't chat it up..
Nothing someone says before the word 'but' really counts..
I don't know if I even consider myself a comedian really - I do comedic acting in some films and dramatic in others..
Collaborate, don't dictate..
Sharing is having more..
He never knew when he was whipped ... So he never was..
One can have knowledge without having wisdom, but one cannot have wisdom without having knowledge..