Quotes

Whenever I've done a picture I've always tried to make it a fun experience; especially when we were starting out, because it was really tough to get our first pictures made... So if there's no fun, then there's no point in doing it.

I'm not a dentist or a lawyer; making movies is the only thing that turns me on.

Independent film is difficult to produce. No matter what you do for financing, there's always a piece missing.

I think the road to becoming a producer is one thing, the road to becoming a director is more interesting.

I find myself talking to more and more young filmmakers these days and the one piece of advice I give: ...don't force it! If the material is good, the people in this town will know it.

Making more than one movie at a time isn't producing anymore - it's project management.

On Terminator: I enjoy the franchise, but producing it is a headache. ...The Rights are complicated.

In those days when I was bidding on something everyone who was capable got in on it because I had this bubble and this streak going and people wanted to try and take something away from me, especially from us, because we were the foreign guys.

[on Producing] ...If it costs you 1 dollar a day to open your eyes ... you need to make 2.