A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.

The bitterest truth is better than the sweetest lie.

My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me.

I love a sense of humor, I love intelligence, I love specificity, I love surprises. I'm inspired to get out of bed in the morning and fill my day with good things.

I've found in my own life, if you try to struggle against what the universe is telling you, you set yourself up for more of a battle.

To see those two characters [Steve Jobs and Andy Hertzfeld ] juxtaposed against each other shows an interesting dynamic of how gifted people might function differently in the world.

I love Seth Rogen's line in which he talks about how you can be both a genius and decent at the same time.

I'm always trying to remember that kindness goes a long, long way. I think that's something that people will definitely take out of this film as well.

Film, for me, has been a process of learning on the job.

Most of the people in New York are very often from somewhere else.

I think the theater work and the on-camera work feed off each other. My theater work has become more simple, and my on-camera work has become more energized or more spontaneous.

The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe

Tell me, son... have you ever been intimidated by anyone?''Oh yes, ' said Thomas. 'I don't believe it. By whom?''By Our Lord... on the altar.

Might-have-been are insidious, aren't they, in the way they don't ever quite lie still or go away.

I don't know if that's a year's bad luck, or if that's how it works. But stealing a Christmas tree - that can't be a good thing, karma-wise.

Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.

Men who think deeply appear to be comedians in their dealings with others because they always have to feign superficiality in order to be understood.

Hermione turned and beamed at Harry; her eyes, too, were full of tears. ‘…then I declare you bonded for life.

My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout.

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.