"If you're an actor, and you're selfish and not strong, it's difficult to maintain a good personal li..." — Seymour Cassel

The people who know my work like my work. And that's great.

I wait for something good or something that will be fun. But they've got to pay me if they want me to work.

Independent film is film that has thought in it. There's no independent thought in studio films. It's collective thought.

The whole idea of a festival to me is that filmmakers get to interact. You see someone strolling, you get to meet them and tell them you like their work, you admire their story.