"What I'm trying to do is make films that are a little bit ahead of their time, that will still be relevant in twenty or thirty years."

"I'm not interested in making films that are politically correct. I'm interested in making films that are honest, and that reflect the truth, even if it's an uncomfortable truth."

"The difference between a good film and a bad film is that a good film is never finished, and a bad film is never started."

"The very nature of the film medium demands that the director be a kind of dictator. You have to be."

"The human mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public."