Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are not so often the result of a great design as of chance.

An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.

All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own importance.

I demand that a film express either the joy of making cinema or the agony of making cinema. I am not at all interested in anything in between.

There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors

When I begin a film, I want to make a great film. Halfway through, I just hope to finish the film.

In love, women are professionals, men are amateurs.

The most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a movie theatre is to go down to the front and turn around, and look at all the uplifted faces, the light from the screen reflected upon them.

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.

Taste is a result of a thousand distastes.

Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

My dad means a lot to me. He's the one who put a football in my hands.

I still get really nervous, though, before each performance. It kind of hits about 15 minutes before we go onstage - sometimes I don't even want to go on. But once I'm onstage I'm fine

I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups.

It seems to me that the Iraqis laid down a lot of the arms that we gave to them. So that doesn't seem to be the solution.

No one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.

My mom really instilled in me this idea that parents are not perfect and they make mistakes.

It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege.

Morning ... 'tis Nature's gayest hour!

I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me.