"This is a debased genre of literature, but I'm all about debased genres of art that people don't respect."

"I don't care about awards. I care about making good movies."

"You don't go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down."

"I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower than me i am the audience."

"I just want the same rights that a novelist has... you can write a novel about a bastard, but he can be totally interesting."