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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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.

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great...

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great...

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...

You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6...

You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6...

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

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

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...

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

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

I try to stay under the radar.

I try to stay under the radar.

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

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

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...

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 never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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,...