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

"I'm a big fan of retro. I think it's cool."

"TV's fun, it's good. I've carried memories that I've seen on television for most of my life. But it's also a disposable experience."

"I'm a mad scientist when it comes to making movies."

"I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema."