It was sort of the beginning of celebrity in a way. They felt the heroes were all the people who died over there. They felt terrible about being singled out.

I kind of make a film for myself to sort of express myself.

I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them. But if you can go through life without it, that's OK, too. It's whatever suits you.

Some people feel that the world owes them a living.

You hear about actors being late and all that sort of stuff, but you never find that with an actor who's directed, because an actor who's directed understands all the problems your production is going through.

President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.