I'm Totally Anti-commercialism.

I Want To Make A Movie That Has Enough Impact That It's Going To Do What It Needs To Do. But I Don't Want To Make A Film That Serial Killers Masturbate To.

I Learned Just To Be A Belligerent Asshole, Which Was Really: "you Have To Get What You Need To Get Out Of It." You Have To Fight For Things You Believe In, And You Have To Be Smart About How You Position It So That You Don't Just Become White Noise.

Movies Aren't Finished, They're Abandoned. And You Have To Make Your Peace With That.

Our Pavlovian Response To Movies Has Gotten To Its Lowest Point Ever. You Look At A Lot Of Movies That Are Successful And A Lot Of Movies That Studios Hold Up As Examples And You Go, 'my God, That Isn't Even A Story. It Isn't Even Two Acts. It's Eight Set Pieces Drawn Out With Slow Motion.' The Difficulty For Me Was That You Had To Hope That People Were Interested In This Kind Of A Story.

Take Ownership Of Every Decision You Make Because You Will Be Hold Responsible For The Film, Whether Good Or Bad.