“The only thing in life that's really interesting is the contest. We are all contestants--whether we admit it or not. If I read 20 pages of a book and they're no good, I put it down. Maybe it's good after 100 pages, but I can't wait. The author lost.”

“Now that I think I know what I'm doing, I'm scared. Before this, I just didn't know any better.”

“In the movies you get even; in life, diplomacy is best.”

“I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly.”

“The only thing in life that's really interesting is the contest. We are all contestants--whether we admit it or not. If I read 20 pages of a book and they're no good, I put it down. Maybe it's good after 100 pages, but I can't wait. The author lost.”

“I only make movies to finance my fishing.”