"[to Mack] You know what your problem is? You never want to be the bad guy. You want everything you do to be right, bu…"

"[describing the plot of "Sullivan's Travels"] It's a story about a guy, he's a filmmaker like me, who loses his way, …"

"There's so much rage going around we're damn lucky we have the movies to help us vent it."

"The point is there's a gulf in this country; an ever-widening abyss between the people who have stuff, and the people…"

"While we got a moment here, maybe you can explain something to me I never understood. What is the theory on this hand…"

"That's part of your problem: you haven't seen enough movies. All of life's riddles are answered in the movies."

"I can't make another piece of art that glorifies violence and bloodshed and brutality. I can't contribute another sto…"

"A story of friendship and other natural wonders."

"From the director of "The Big Chill." A story of friendship and other natural wonders."

"[to Mack] You ever been to the Grand Canyon? Its pretty, but that's not the thing of it. You can sit on the edge of t…"