There's a critic that I love, Manohla Dargis of the 'L.A. Weekly.' I like the underground point of view; it's my old radical sympathies. Maybe I like her because she likes my movies.

Comedy and tragedy co-exist. You can't have one without the other. I'm of the school that anything can be funny if seen from a comedic point of view.

I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.

She is Cuba. If you want to love her, you have to be with her, but you can't be with her in her current state. It's the point of view of all exiles - you have to leave the thing you cherish most.

My point of view is that if I love a certain kind of beauty, I want more of that beauty. I don't need 200 different beauties.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.