Kitsch Is More Dangerous Than It Looks

I Don't Agonize Over Decisions As Much These Days. The Criteria Of What's Important To Me Is Clear. The Insecurity That You Feel, And The Paranoia That You Feel, Have Been Around For A Long Time - You Know It's A Liar Because It's Been Lying To You All Along - Every Time You Start Something New.

New York's Like A Boxing Match. In Hollywood, It's Like A Fellini Movie Or Something.

I Wanted To Just Be A Filmmaker, And I Thought I Wanted To Do All The Aspects, And It Seemed Like As A Producer Was The Best Way To Do It, Because I Could Have... You Never Have Control On A Movie, But You Have As Much Control As You Can. You Can Push It Through, And You Can Hire The Right People.

I've Seen The People Who Talk About Their Love Lives In Print Invariably Have Doomed Relationships With The Person They're Talking About.

The Situation In The Film Is Like Me Going Out To Venice Beach And Talking To A Homeless Guy On The Boardwalk, And 13 Years Later He's The President.