One of the things that's driving films in a particular direction is that the after market value of them is dropping really fast and in many segments of it, not just DVDs. Pay television is dropping.

The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.

I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track.

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.

What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.

What I can't figure out is why we're not making more R-rated movies, actually.

My experience is that you can't possibly win against whatever the tidal wave is that's coming at you.

It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.

If the studio wants to spend money on making your movie better, let them.

I mean, I'm not a contrarian.

Be an encourager not a pacifier.

Whatever we do we are always on the way to somewhere!

Too much hurry will bury your goals. Too much haste will make you waste. Too quick race will cripple your pace. Be patient.

If you are lucky, one day you'll get the chance to have your life defined by how much you loved and were loved by someone else.

Rob Chilson's mordant wit will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours!

I don't know if I'm very complicated at all. I wish I was. I wish I was one of these deep, intricate people. But I just love having fun really.

Don't make jokes about food.

If you don't have imagination, you stop being human; animals don't have imagination; Alzheimer's is the death of imagination.

I'd like to thank the academy and I'd like to thank my mother and I'd like to thank my mother again, because I forgot to thank her last year.

Positive attitude accelerates your development as a creative person. Believe in yourself.