"I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward them."

"If you have easy self-contentment, you might have a very, very cheap source of happiness."

"Biology, meaning the science of all life, is a late notion."

"Many people recognize that technology often comes with unintended and undesirable side effects."

"A happy family is but an earlier heaven."

"Mother Nature may be forgiving this year, or next year, but eventually she's going to come around and whack you. You've got to be prepared."

"I have many valentines. My mom and my sister and my directors. I got calls from all of them. And my friends. I respect what Valentine's Day stands for because it is about love."

"I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for child molestation. I was absolutely thrilled by every inch of it, and would throw my projector in the back of my car and show it to anybody who would watch it."