"The only time I cry is when I watch 'E.T.' And when I run out of ketchup."

"Once the movie gets going, once the lights go down, you become a collective. There's you by yourself, but then there's all of you together. And then you start appreciating the movie in that way."

"I'm a big fan of movie stars. I think they're magical."

"I'm a big fan of pop culture. I think it's the language of our time."

"But when the black critics came out with savage think pieces about Django, I couldn't have cared less. If people don't like my movies, they don't like my movies, and if they don't get it, it doesn't m…"