We’re all children of Kubrick, aren’t we? Is there anything you can do that he hasn’t done?

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.

It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be.

Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

Live in absolute bliss. One moment of deep appreciation of beauty that surrounds you can change your perception of life.

I have come to realize that in life and politics, there is always more to take into consideration.

To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world.

I joke around all the time, 'I'm Asian; I'm really good at math.'

The truth is, that I feel alone most of the time. I stopped believing in happiness, but I know that music makes me feel good.

I'm sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don't think so, you're either an uptight woman or a lying man.

I'd been a fanatic of movies since I was a wee lad, so I got into the films before I got into the comics.

I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent ways of achieving their goals.

Let each hour of the day have its allotted duty, and cultivate that power of concentration which grows with its exercise.