100 years ago, movies were black-and-white, silent, and 16 frames a second. So 100 years from now, what are they going to be?

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.

The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.

Remember, pain is temporary; film is forever.

If you work at love, you will find love at work.

Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant.

Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.

Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.

Every film is a challenge. I always say that making a movie is like film school - you're always learning. But unlike most schools, you never get done with it. You never learn everything.

I think that's the job of a director really, to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being.

The world is but a canvas for our imagination

Even Adam Smith's "invisible hand" occasionally needs a slap on the wrist.

You hear about ghosts: sad ghosts, angry ghosts.I'll tell you, the worst is when they laugh, and the worst sort are the ones whose faces I've forgotten.

Passion is the fuel that will keep us joyfully fulfilling our purpose.

Prussia is great because her people are intelligent. They know the alphabet. The alphabet is conquering the world.

I feel very lucky because I don't think there's any part I can't play. There are parts that scare me more than others.

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature.

When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true.

I do think that there are cultural differences in the extent to which we value having more and more choice.

Acting is very immediate.