People think we had a love-hate relationship. Well, I did not love him, nor did I hate him. We had mutual respect for each other, even as we both planned each other's murder.

I think there are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there's insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that's where film noir always hits fertile ground.

The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.

Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.

I don't spend sleepless nights over getting very bad reviews.

I do other sorts of things. I act in other people's movies. I direct operas. I write books.