The world's gotten smaller by virtue of the Internet and new media.

I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested in that notion.

Tarantino's stuff in its inception was all about finding a way for him to break into Hollywood.

My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye.

The ultimate 20-year plan is to be living in the Caribbean, writing, living off the land, eating from the ocean and probably smoking herb.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to me.

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never considered that that's how I might be categorized. I guess it's better than being called ugly.

My sisters are my favorite people on earth.

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.

Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But even then, I try to find something that has a dark or subversive aspect.

Julesa: "Are you a fool? Father will have you hung if he realises you've escaped."Never: "Everyone dies from something.

Is life a fantasy or fairy tales?

Business is about profit, yes – and it is about more than profit: at its best, it is about expanding the possibilities of humanity.

I was especially perceptive to all things beautiful that morning—raspberries in blue china bowls were enough to make the heart sing.

Love is metaphysical gravity.

What does it take to get you to the point where you have to kill your brother? It's biblical, it's huge. It's so personal.

Reminding is the essence of organizing.

I love big budgeted, epic rock landscapes. That's what turns me on.

Human history is highly nonlinear and unpredictable.

The bible is not a religious experience for me. This book bundles together the entire culture of Judaism: our language, our history, our geography. God is merely a byproduct of the bible.