“No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, ...” — Roger Ebert Quote

“No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, and I suspect none will ever be able to provide one for 9/11. Such subjects overwhelm art.”

“If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.”

“My motto: 'No good movie is depressing. All bad movies are depressing.'”

“I don't really write for catharsis; I get that kind of work done in therapy.”

“When your outlet is taken away from you, when your catharsis is stripped from you and you don't understand why, and you're so disappointed, and you're so blindsided by it, it hurts.”

“I couldn't carry on straight after doing 'Mother,' it was really hard. Getting my anger out was a catharsis but it was also selfish and indulgent.”