I Don't Get Much Out Of Doing

You Know, Independent Films Have Been Institutionalized, Practically. Every Studio Has Got A Boutique Arthouse Label.

I Studied French Forever, And When Do I Ever Speak French? I Clearly Should Have Studied Spanish. I Wish I Had Stuck With Music, Because That Would Still Be Great. I Really Wish I Had Learned To Surf Earlier In My Life.

If You Try To Make Interesting Films, You're Going To Be Disappointed Most Of The Time. I Choose Just Not To Look At It That Way. I Don't Look At American History X As A Failure, Or Fight Club As A Failure, Or 25th Hour As A Failure, Or Larry Flynt As A Failure, Or Any Of The Movies That I Care About That I've Made That Were Not Immediately Successful. I'll Stand With Those Movies Any Day Over 90 Percent Of The Movies That Came Out At The Same Time That Made A Hundred Million Dollars

It Must Be Good To Be In Germany And France, Because I Have Completely Forgotten What It Is Like To Be Proud Of Your Government.

I Tend To Have A Kind Of Tunnel Vision When I'm Looking At An Individual Piece.