If the movie is quiet I generally feel the audience is busy. That's when they're working.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

I think people are universal.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.

Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?

With every step you take ask yourself, what do I really want?

The equation for ego is: One over Knowledge.

I like the fact that there is challenge.

Grief is a very scary thing, and there comes a point where it can really take you down.

I dream about running all the time.

It's not the mistakes I made but how I responded to them

There are two types of racers- cheaters and losers.

There is something absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.

Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.