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When I go for a project, I wonder what underpinning a project will have that's going to give the audience some emotional access to it.

I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about.

Every time I sign a contract, I donate something to charity and buy a piece of jewelry. Whether the movie gets made or not, it's a celebration.

I love getting presents. And awards. I'd do whatever they told me to do.

Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.

You know you're on stage being the life of the party and trying to get laughs, and then, in a lot of ways, you don't have anything to give once you give it to the people.

Most of my colleagues have research awards on the shelf. I have party invites.

When I start something, I know people I am working with, it's a project they're interested in.

Every time you start a project, you're hopeful that the critics receive it warmly.

When I have to promote things now, sometimes I realize that I had a movie in mind, but in the end, it's a vision of somebody else, so I have to promote their idea.