Only by seeking challenges can we hope to find the best in ourselves.

"I always consider Salma [Hayek] for my projects, even for male roles."

"I didn`t want Frank [Miller, creator of the comic "Sin City" and co-writer on the film] to be treated just as a writer because he is the only one who has actually been to `Sin City`. I am making such a literal interpretation of his book that I`d have felt weird taking directing credit without him. It was easier for me to quietly resign because otherwise I`d have been force to make compromises I was unwilling to make, or set a precedent that might hurt the guild later on." -- March, 2004 in response to why he left the Directors` Guild of America just before the filming of Sin City (2005)