I don't have a lot of time to surf the net and see what everyone's wearing.

I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.

Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted.

It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.

I'm not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I'm a total failure.

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

I saw the main character played by Mads Mikkelsen, and he's amazing. Hannibal had that going for it.

I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.

Right now is a very interesting time because of the digital cameras, and the fact that you can edit anywhere. It's a great time to be a filmmaker, is a great time to be starting off.

False assurances were certainly more harmful than none at all.

This sense of possibility might not last, of course Nothing ever did. But she wasn’t going to spoil it by looking too far ahead. They were safe in the Library, and the Library would endure.

The only legitimate government in the world, is the Iranian government.

Whether or not your values are operational is crucially determined by whether or not there are consequences for noncompliance.

There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued.

You are my whole existence and I will love you until my last breath.

How can we truly understand who we are unless we know who we were and what we have the power to become?

I have a weakness for buttons. I'm always collecting ornate and nicely decorated ones.

I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop