A script is not a piece of literature, it's a process.

I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success.

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.

That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.

My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.

I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for yourself. You're taught not to think too deeply about things.

As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.

Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and improvised, and get somebody to laugh.

I direct, and I make movies I can't finance. I can't raise money. I can't sell anything. I make things.

The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.

War had bled color from everything, leaving nothing but a storm of gray.

I am looking for the people who have always been there, and belong to the places they live. The others I do not wish to see.

One could not blame a people for disliking vampires. Vampires were like brussels sprouts - not for everyone and impossible to improve upon with sauce.

It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

Go out on the front porch of the house, turn the Washington Post over with your big toe, and if your name's above the fold, you know you're not going to have a good day.

Would I like to play the lead? You bet. Absolutely. But I get to have fun and I don't have to shave when I go to work.

For a girl like me, I understand because working out can get really boring. Doing the same exact routine every day gets old, and you need something new and fresh to inspire you.

The film 'Slumdog Millionaire' portrays the spirit you feel in India. For those who haven't been there, the film says it all.

Many have been with the show for years, and they have sources in the business, so we do know things, but until it is verified, we don't run with the story.