“The actors are the greatest executors of tone in a film. They're the most important cinematic component.”

“I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script.”

“I don't want all of American cinema to be big cartoons that are just made to be digested by the entire world.”

“Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally.”