"When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?,' I say, 'Your salary.'"

"Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints."

"I never go to the movies. I'm too busy making them."

"Puns are the highest form of literature."

"The only way to get a good performance out of an actor is to scare them."