Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street and dogs will do a sort of double take. Like, Hey, I know him.

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, isn't he? He doesn't get the girl, and he doesn't care.

Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.

It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.

You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.

Overconfidence blurs out the risk. Inferiority magnifies it.

Beginning to work your plan means movement and action. The success of your movements and actions can only be guaranteed if they are well calculated.

He remounted. “I will ride with you.” With some effort, he gentled his voice. “If that would be agreeable to you.” “How kind of you. Thank you.

We've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force, as opposed to a force that's part of the community that's protecting them and serving them.

Jealousy had a taste, all right. A bitter and tongue-stinging flavor, like a peach pit.

Malice blunts the point of wit.

Territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its hills and valleys are its soul, its spirit, its life.

We were created for meaningful work, and one of life's greatest pleasures is the satisfaction of a job well done.

This fastest of all games [hockey] has become almost as much of a national svmbol as the maple leaf.

Every person professes to love good and hate evil, but in his actions his real preferences emerges.