I've always said Thomas Edison invented the movie camera to show people killing and kissing.

If you love cinema as much as I do, and not many people do, and if you are focused and actually have something to offer, you will get somewhere with it.

I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie.

A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.

I don't think there's anything to be afraid of. Failure brings great rewards - in the life of an artist.

I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.

Violence is fun, man.

If a Million People See My Movie, I Hope They See a Million Different Movies.

There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it.

The easiest way to kill a cult is to make that cult accessible.

You should be semi-embarrasse d about certain people seeing your movie.

My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I'll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy.

I didnt go to film school, i went to films

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.

To me, Godard did to movies what Bob Dylan did to music: they both revolutionized their forms.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

I laugh all the time. I'm an easy laugher. You can find me on any set, because I'm always laughing.

To me, torture would be watching sports on television.