I think The Exorcist is the best American horror movie ever made. Friedkin was at the top of his game.

You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and make a movie that will stand up against any $70 million movie.

I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and being sold purely as a brand.

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap that they're in... it didn't used to be that way.

I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I was good enough, somebody would always need me.

Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else.

You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6 million dollars? It probably took a billion dollars in box office.

I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that they haven't earned as an actor, performer or director.

Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink.

It's interesting to help someone find their vocabulary. There would not have been a De Niro without a Scorsese.

you know things, without knowing how you know, but you know it is true

When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum.

Don't expect anyone to give you anything. If you really believe in something, then fight for it.

Just because you keep something a secret doesn't mean it never happened, no matter how much you want that to be true.

Vicke is so fat that she wakes up in sections.

Bad times can make you bitter or better.

I am not particularly well-behaved.

If I talk about coal, people will start equating my statements with a political angle. This is not a platform for politics, I'm not making any allegations on anyone.

What the people of the world want most and have always wanted is bread and peace.

Once you think about it, aren't the people who are living their lives without worrying about other people's opinions having more fun than those judging them?