"It's not that I'm on this big crusade against linear storytelling, but the thing is it's not the only game in town. A novel can do that no problem. Novelist have always had complete freedom to pretty …"

"I think every movie is a genre movie. A John Cassavetes movie is a genre movie—it's a John Cassavetes Movie. That's a genre in and of itself."

"I didn't force her into the car… She got into the car because she trusted me, she believed me. (Seeing that crash) it was heartbreaking, just horrible… the biggest regret of my life."

"I've always been a big fan of dialogue. I think dialogue is the most important part of a movie."

"People can uh absolutely positively uh accuse my movies of being bloodthirsty. and they might very well be right and if that is not your cup of tea. then you should drink another cup of tea."