“When I was 14, I saw 'Terminator 2.' My mind was blown. What a beautif...” — Zal Batmanglij Quote

“When I was 14, I saw 'Terminator 2.' My mind was blown. What a beautiful movie. I found it really deep and also so entertaining.”

“Any director who's willing to be brave not only in terms of subject matter but also in terms of being emotional and moving you is what inspires me.”

“I don't want to make a 100 hundred million dollar movie I have no stake in.”

“The whistle is always waiting to be blown, and in some ways, it gets me to do better work.”

“I... had my mind blown by all the opportunities that were in California in the '60s and '70s. In Detroit, everything was Freud... Out here, everything was Jung.”

“The only reason I felt like I could sing a song like 'Blown Away' is because I have definitely lived through my fair share of trips to the cellar in the spring. We were no stranger to that. I still ask my mom, 'Is the cellar cleaned out now? Is everything OK?' Even in my new house, I had something built in it that's like a storm shelter.”