"I don't like to be safe. I like to take risks."

"I think violence is a legitimate cinematic tool."

"I didn't start a family until late in life. I've been -- I've always kind of equated -- if you're doing movies on, you know, on the level that I've been doing, actually at the level I've been allowed …"

"I'm a big fan of film noir. It's my favorite genre."

"Once the movie gets going, once the lights go down, you become a collective. There's you by yourself, but then there's all of you together. And then you start appreciating the movie in that way."