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When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make it, that was then.

My own personal taste in films as a member of the audience was not completely in line with films I was doing.

I didn't really get involved too heavily with being an actual film person.

I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.

I came from a background of directing behind-the-scenes documentaries.

I just want to make sure I'm contributing good films to movie history rather than being famous just to be famous.

I'd done a ton of movies here in Hollywood, and I realized that every movie I'd done was somebody's else's work and someone else's vision.

I don't make films for other people; I make films for me.

There were so many people who wanted me for their films.

I'm a very private person, a very bookish person. The social world of Hollywood I know nothing about because I choose not to take part.