I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the head of a studio or a producer.

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places.

Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit.

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

Let's make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he 'clarifies' his position to the satisfaction of our creative freedom.

Politics has become entertainment.

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness.

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to be checking his writings.

I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime.

Do not cry over the past mistakes. Laugh over the events in time. Make things right now.

Simple, yet effective!

Sundown had bloodied the horizon over the uneven rooftops of South Boston. Birds were perched on every roof and seemed to be watching the girl walking slowly below. - Cradle and All

The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all 'bottom line' editors; everything depends on the money.

And for him, who lived in a certain circle, and who required some mental activity such as usually develops with maturity, having views was as necessary as having a hat.

To speak with the shadow, you must know the language of the darkness!

I am proud to be part of a species where a subset of its members willingly put their lives at risk to push the boundaries of our existence.

I took two years away from making films to write a novel.

I love being in love. It's the best feeling in the world. I have never felt like this before.

The temples are a refuge from life's storms even a never-failing beacon guiding us to safety.