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Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. America's the most violent country in the history of the world, that's just the way it is. We're all affected by it. ”
I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful. ”
I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect. ”
I want to make films without a single clear message, and films that are as close as possible to what it feels like to be alive. At least to me. ”
After 'Where The Wild Things Are,' which was this big, long five-year project, I spent a year making small things. ”
There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now. ”
There's a difference between stress and pressure. ”
Johnny Knoxville went from struggling to pay his rent to being on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' in the course of, like, a month. ”
After 'Where the Wild Things Are,' I guess I felt more confident as a writer. ”
I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents. ”