“Birth is violent, and out of that violence is our only chance of rebirth.”

“I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed, 'Here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it.'”

“You have to struggle a bit, hustle a little, and be willing to go bankrupt. Once you're willing to do that, everything opens up and you get the freedom. My joke is that next year, I'll make the first film that costs zero dollars.”

“Living in a small town, one of the keys to survival was your imagination.”

“Asking for forgiveness is just one of the most painful kind of experiences.”

“Americans aren't good at accents, but the English are because their accents change. You go five or six blocks and the accent is different, so they are used to hearing different pitches. In America, you gotta travel maybe 10 states before you can really hear a difference.”

“Birth is violent, and out of that violence is our only chance of rebirth.”

“It's failure, really, that you grow by, although nobody likes to experience it.”