I don't take a scene or word for granted.

The life of a character doesn't just exist between action and cut.

Tarantino and Jackson is like Scorsese and DeNiro, and their silent communication.

I'm not good at telling a joke, but I can say a line in a certain way that makes people uncomfortable because they don't know whether to laugh or not, and I love that comedy.

The guy who kills 38 people is not the guy you'd want to have over at Thanksgiving.

If you ever get the opportunity to work with Quentin Tarantino, you had better believe that it will be an experience of extremes.

But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.

'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.

I aimlessly travel, meaning I have no agenda other than to get small in the world, be quiet and observe people.

Unfortunately, when you're the king of the hill, there's really only one way to go, and that's down.

I think I've made a career out of making despicable people likable.

If you wish gain understanding, turn away from evil.

Expectations are dangerous when they are both too high and unformed.

Why should women not be a martyr for her cause?

A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg,.. is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.

there was nothing like necessity to supply a lack of nerve.

We're in a psuedoscientific technobabble.

Love is to be truly seen and heard... and celebrated for it.

I now consider the money I put into my pension to have been a mistake.

Making movies is nice, man. A movie with some money behind it? Sweet. So many snacks and stuff. Name-brand. And many different kinds of coffee.

Genealogies are admirable things, provided they do not encourage the curious delusion that some families are older than others.