I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and being sold purely as a brand.

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It's easy to be a movie star. The shoes are already there. They just put...

It's easy to be a movie star. The shoes are already there. They just put...

I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that...

I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that...

I was making a lot of independent movies before the independent movement.

I was making a lot of independent movies before the independent movement.

It's interesting to help someone find their vocabulary. There would not have been a De...

It's interesting to help someone find their vocabulary. There would not have been a De...

I try to stay under the radar.

I try to stay under the radar.

I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be...

I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be...

Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink.

Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink.

I think The Exorcist is the best American horror movie ever made. Friedkin was at...

I think The Exorcist is the best American horror movie ever made. Friedkin was at...

You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and...

You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and...

I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers,...

I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers,...

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic...

I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic...

Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

Training Day was such a Hollywood movie; I didn't like it.

Training Day was such a Hollywood movie; I didn't like it.

If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing what...

If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing what...

I don't find movies interesting. I just want to do the movies that made me...

I don't find movies interesting. I just want to do the movies that made me...

I would never do something like Speed 2 again. If I'd wanted to make those...

I would never do something like Speed 2 again. If I'd wanted to make those...

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap...

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap...

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy...

I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy...

I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I...

I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I...