A lot of making a movie is the comfort level of the people. It's just feeling open. We need to get along. We have to know something about each other.

The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.

I don't regret anything. Everything happens for a reason-it's part of the healing process. Life is a healing process.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

I can’t remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. It’s like, I’ll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.

In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.

Everyone responds to kindness.

There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassionate reasons for telling that lie.

I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.

The reason why most of your goals are probably not achieved is because you do not break down your goals into smaller units of work.

If there's one thing I hate, it's not knowing what's wrong with someone and all you want to do is make them feel better.

I've been craving peanut butter-and-mayonnaise fried cheese sandwiches.

Hey, you know who I feel bad for? Arab-Americans who truly want to get into crop dusting.

Hitchcock denigrated American films, saying they were all 'pictures of people talking' - as, indeed, most of them are.

The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.

I always get a little bit scared reading reviews.

Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.

Eve-"In the name of all that is holy...It's 2060, not 1760. Can't they figure out a better way to handle this process?" Roarke-"Amen

Regrets are so far from reality.