"We don't tell a story. We tell a situation. Most of the movies that you see nowadays... you pretty much know everything you're going to see in the movie by the first 10 or 20 minutes. Now, that's not …"

"I steal from every single movie ever made. If people don't like that, then tough titty, said the kitty."

"I'm not a big fan of political correctness. I think it's a disease."

"I actually think I'm a better writer than I am a director."

"I'm not a student of world cinema. I'm not a student of anything. I'm a fan."