My brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused.

I go through a whole process with the actors first, building and creating characters, then I encourage them to sort of live in that character when they're in the screen.

We do nods to Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible because they are popular with our fan base.

I prefer the smaller budget versus the bigger budget because the mentality that goes along with big budget filmmaking doesn't really suit me; the mind-set that money is the answer.

Creativity is the answer. I always prefer the creative solution to an expensive solution.

I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.

Comedy has a responsibility to be a voice of society, so within that, there's always going to be those that talk about those subjects and things that are going on in the world.

All I need is a camera and I'll make things happen

There are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming.

I put heavy emphasis on the characters.

You never really know until you put the movie in front of an audience. I am a big advocate of screenings, which are getting harder and harder to do nowadays.

I wanted a heaven. And I grew up striving for that world-- an eternal world- that would wash away my temporary misery.

In those days food was never just sustenance

A lot of people, to attack an outspoken atheist, one of the things they'll do is say, 'You are as bad as the fundamentalist Christians.' And my answer is always, 'I hope so.'

In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two works, industry and frugality.

I am hoping that, with the added wisdom of old age, I can still look ahead for an improvement in tone, line, colour and composition.

I'm not sure I can articulate any principles behind the decisions about what to cut and what to keep.

I think passion gives you the energy to do what is right, and discipline makes sure you do what is right. So I look at them as kind of cousins maybe.

How many lives do you need to live before you fine someone worth dying for?

[On the Irish:] Strange race ... Don't know what they want, but want it like the devil.

What happens if I try to build a life dedicated to avoiding all danger and all unnecessary risk?