I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on set making a film today'. I'm aware that other contemporary film directors perceive film-making as what they do, as what they have to do. But I would hope that I am more catholic in my tastes.
“Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.”
“I can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can't teach a chimp to dream about it and think about how great it is.”