(Harper) realizes he can't afford to be pure on issues.

Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much.

You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it's difficult to know when that's necessary and when you're just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage.