“To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chick...” — Eric Stoltz Quote

“To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew. I send out shot lists, act out the scenes, and search for a theme that I can relate to. It's my favorite time of the process.”

“It's hard not to get a big head in the film industry, there are people on a set paid to cater to your every need, from the minute you arrive until you go home. It's kind of strange, but not unpleasant.”

“You know, you grow up with the image of John Travolta being super cool - 'Saturday Night Fever,' Brian De Palma, handsome young god... he, in reality, is a very silly man. And I mean that in a good way. He'll walk around the set talking in little weird voices, making people laugh.”

“We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.”

“I do films that amuse me and I can enjoy watching.”

“If ever I want to amuse myself with an idiot, I have not far to look for one. I laugh at myself.”