I'm A New Yorker, You Know.

All People Are Paradoxical. No One Is Easily Reducible, So I Like Characters Who Have Contradictory Impulses Or Shades Of Ambiguity. It's Fun, And It's Fun Because It's Hard.

Just Because You've Made A Couple Movies, You've Done Some Good Movies, You've Been Nominated For Some Academy Awards, Whatever, Nobody's Entitled. It's A Business. If They Don't See It, I Can Think They're Wrong, But I'm Not Entitled To A $15 Million Budget To Make A Film.

I Think There Is A Serious Corruption In The Idea Sold Through Advertising That You Can Attain Spiritual Peace Through Lifestyle And The Notion Of Building Your Happiness From The Outside-in By Acquiring Things . . . Which If You Think About It, Is The Essence Of Advertising

The Thing I'm Absolutely Convinced Of, No Matter How Crazy - Technological The World Is Getting, Is That People Feel More Connected Through The Good Works. Entertainment, And The Sort Of Soporific Effect It Has On People And Their Stress, Is One Thing.

Young People Know How To Use These Social Networking Tools, And They Know How To Use Them Effectively.