"I just say I'm not brain dead any more."

Monday, May 5, 2008 | 7:33 PM

A survey of who's been saying what:

"I don't even say I'm not a liberal. I just say I'm not brain dead any more. I just want to consider the other guy's point of view. It's a wonderful lesson for me to learn so late in life."
—David Mamet on his March Village Voice essay "Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'" (which you can find here), at the Boston Globe

"I like Frank Rich a lot. I know him. I like the whole editorial. I am not eager to have an obituary written for my film before the film appears in theaters."
—Errol Morris on Frank Rich's April New York Times editorial (which you can find here), at the Boston Phoenix

"I like to eat egg salad sandwiches."
—David Lynch on his New York routine, at the New York Observer

"I don't know what the f..k they are talking about. I went out more since there was no reason to stay at home. Not a big deal. I think they were looking for some new development to introduce into the Harrison Ford story, so they went for that and the appearance of an earring was enough for them to generate the whole mid-life crisis thing."
—Harrison Ford on not having a midlife crisis, at the Australian

"In a weird way, it's looking more like a sequel to 'Pan's Labyrinth' than 'Hellboy' -- it's 'Pan's Labyrinth' on speed. For the first time, it feels like both aspects of [Guillermo del Toro]'s career have merged."
—Producer Lloyd Levin on "Hellboy II: The Rise of the Golden Army," at the LA Times

[Photo: David Mamet talks to Chiwetel Ejiofor on the set of "Redbelt," Sony Classics, 2008]

+ 'Redbelt' master (Boston Globe)
+ Photo op? (Boston Phoenix)
+ David Lynch Talks About Twin Peaks, World Peace and His Love of New York Deli Food (NY Observer)
+ The accidental hero (The Australian)
+ Guillermo del Toro dreams big on 'Hellboy II: The Rise of the Golden Army' (LA Times)