"I grew up on exploitation movies. I grew up on kung fu movies. I grew up on spaghetti westerns. I grew up on blaxploitation movies. I grew up on all that stuff. And I love all that stuff."

"I'm not saying I'm a genius, but I'm saying I'm a really good filmmaker."

"I don't care about what people say about my movies. I make them for myself."

"When I start writing I write these crazy novels. And I don't know what to do about it. Well, write a novel. That's what you can do, write a novel. And don't make a movie out of it."

"I'm a big fan of Westerns. I think they're America's greatest art form."