Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.

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.

The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices

Man is to man either a god or a wolf.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.

No, I'm not! I'm not a tomboy! I love my makeup! That's not true! I'm not a tomboy!

I was always an artist. I was a broker to earn a living, but I was always thinking about my art.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

Don't ask for cash from sponsors, imagine what they want

Nothing worth learning can ever be taught

The attacks on the Paris Metro in the 1990s were committed by members of the local Muslim community, immigrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa.

The 'advancing man' in medicine, who holds to a clear mental image of himself as successful, and who obeys the laws of faith, purpose, and gratitude, will cure every curable case he undertakes.