"I just realized that I need to be a director for two reasons. One, directors were already my heroes at this point. I wanted to - when I wanted to be an actor I wanted to work with this director. Not w…"

"I'm a big fan of spaghetti westerns. They're my favorite genre."

"The only time I cry is when I watch 'E.T.' And when I run out of ketchup."

"If my movies were any more violent, they’d have to come with a vomit bag and a therapist."

"I don't believe at all in test screenings or sneak previews where you hand out questionnaires to the viewers to get their reactions."