People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.

I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.

Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted.

It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.

I'm not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I'm a total failure.

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

I saw the main character played by Mads Mikkelsen, and he's amazing. Hannibal had that going for it.

I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.

Right now is a very interesting time because of the digital cameras, and the fact that you can edit anywhere. It's a great time to be a filmmaker, is a great time to be starting off.

The most beautiful jewelry in the world is not a diamond necklace, but two hearts beating as one.

You are to me, what wind is to dry leaves. The reason for me to fall, the reason for me to fly.

The cheapest, fastest, and most reliable components are those that aren't there.

I've enjoyed the accommodations offered by police departments from Florida to Hawaii. Any time I saw a badge, something in me would snap.

I begin to see an object when I cease to understand it.

I'm unhappy as Dylan Thomas was, because I'm not, but I've had my brushes with sadness.

In general, I don't care for scenes of copulation.Certain functions of the human body are bloody private.

O, train me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note, to drown me in thy sister’s flood of tears.

I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.

When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.