He who must search a haystack for a needle is likely to end up with the attitude that the needle is not worth the search.

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.

If you haven't failed you haven't tried anything new...

Unless government appropriately regulates oil developments and holds oil executives accountable, the public will not trust them to drill, baby, drill. And we must!

There are so many people around the world in need of high-quality education and really starving for education.

Dylan's relationship with Johnny Cash was the biggest influence on Nashville in my lifetime - they opened up country music.

Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.

I've come to realize your career is all about the choices you make. Every single one matters.

“Evil men have no songs.” How is it, then, that the Russians have songs?

While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.

I think I'm a bit in love with these girls. They make me feel giddy. Like I haven't a care in the world. Like I'm fearless. Like I used to be.

It's really difficult to have a challenging male-driven show, and certain networks take off because they have their own mandate about what they want to do.