I was very inspired by Peter Mullan's film about those kinds of places where you put people who'd been bad.

Whether it's Dorothy Parker or Oscar Wilde, they're brilliant with genius bon mots. Of course, I find them extraordinary.

I know I'm part of the changing process of the way we look at things.

Writers and filmmakers have this age-old relationship to the material.

When somebody say no, it's a red flag to a bull to me.

I did make some money, the first money that I ever made, doing this last one, and it's an extraordinary feeling just being given the freedom to do something.

As I found out making this last movie ["Method"], if you ever do things in an unusual, different way, you got to fight because there's no way people will let you.

Love, an ocean.

We need only two persons in our life - just you and me

Have you ever thought about toothpaste? Ellen has! And she makes a point about all of the types of toothpaste that Colgate offers!

One can be coerced to church, but not to worship.

I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you?

An opinion may be controverted; a prejudice, never.

nothing is so pleasant ... as to display your worldly wisdom in epigram and dissertation, but it is a trifle tedious to hear another person display theirs.

Cinema is so slow and boring compared to television.

I really respect anybody who stands by their truth.

What can I tell you, except the stupid little I know?