Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesnt have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants.

Masculine ideals have become very confused in the modern world.

I always feel that crime films are about capitalism.

The crime film is the most honest American film.

Jesse James is like a Leonard Cohen song, I wanted to do something that was like a pop song.

Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony.

It's a wonderful thing to go to work and have no idea what you're going to do.

I like test screenings. I like to see a movie with an audience of strangers. I think it tells you a lot.

I'm sure part of the fascination with the film is voyeuristic - that we go to see somebody who's been struck by lightning.

I think the film gives you a picture of a person. It gives you a complete picture.

As a filmmaker, it's important to sit there and feel embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed by something, you cut it.

Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe.

Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.

For hostile word let hostile word be paid.

Things have a habit of working out, you know. Eventually.

When the journey from means to end is not too long, the means themselves are enjoyed if the end is ardently desired.

The world is the same but you are different

My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled.

A symbol serves to combine heart and intellect.

People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it's the only way you'll get anywhere.

Then my extended family, there are preachers and evangelists, former priests. So I have quite a bit of history with Church, religion and spirituality.