No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets. What else is going to happen?
The DVD does make it a little easier for myself to trim things that are otherwise very difficult to let loose of - knowing that they'll make it on the DVD.
We collaborate on everything. I'm involved in the writing and pre-production. There's a whole bunch of people who keep in touch at every step about everything.
It's up to comedians to shine the light on what's wrong in the world, and we don't want things swept under the rug.
Actors come in, and they have their own take on things, and you have to adjust on the fly to make sure everything still works structurally and dramatically.
I write in longhand. I am accustomed to that proximity, that feel of writing. Then I sit down and type.
We have these rules, the 'hero rules.' Like, a hero doesn't slouch. A hero walks proudly with his head up. A hero walks with a purpose. A hero's always a gentleman.
If I hung one of my paintings next to someone else's, I knew mine would kind of pop off the wall.
Traditionally, photography is supposed to capture an event that has passed; but that is not what I'm looking for. Photography brings the past into the present when you look at it.
My advice to American filmmakers is to marry a European. I'm not kidding. Otherwise they don't qualify for international co-production treaties.
The cars haven't advanced that much since we were kids. When you boil it down, it's still a gas combustion engine.
If you can’t write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don’t have a clear idea.
If you look at 'West Side Story,' a lot of those numbers are actually pretty cutty, but the cuts are always musically motivated.
My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
You don't have to be like anyone else. You just need to learn more about your own creative self and start blooming.
If you are unclear about what attitudes you adhere to, you will have a difficult time evaluation which ones are not serving your highest good.
Living in a way that reflects one's values is not just about what you do, it is also about how you do things.
Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be - they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.
I'm insanely proud of every single one of my credits until the people who created the shows are dead.
I have a strong desire to communicate what I feel about the world. That's exciting to me.
In Hollywood people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis. But I don't want to be a tennis player.
