I have two young children with autism. What could they have ever done to deserve that? What kind of a God allows the innocent to suffer? It's a mystery. Yet still, I believe in God.

I am tolerably ignorant about Judaism, and much of what I do know about it seems hard to swallow, because it is so grounded in legalism, and adherence to rituals.

It probably goes without saying that I enjoy the potato pancakes, delicious hams and so forth that maddeningly turn up at this time of year.

We must agree to live in this world, with all that is unfair about it, without knowing why, if we wish to have a God in our lives.

Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition.

It's funny, but three of my early films were with Liam Neeson, before Liam Neeson was a big star.

I'd always admired Diane Keaton, but I'd never met her.

I've always thought that, in a sense, the more specific and sometimes even the smaller the world of a movie is, the more universal it is.

In general, I'm always interested in characters who have kind of extreme aspects to them, who are in some ways larger than typical people.

I always did plays in school because I thought it was fun, but it just never occurred to me as a thing to do.

The word "hedonistic" to me means pleasure above all else. My pleasure above all else.

Show me the man you honor and I will know what kind of man you are.

The flame of the diya, or lamp, reminds us that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.

We need a different kind of leadership in the White House that understands how to get bureaucracies competent again.

Seeking the ideal has a long history, it produces many saints but few paradigm changes.

Death is my neighbor now.

If you are in danger, if your hearts are confused, turn to Mary; she is our comfort, our help; turn towards her and you will be saved.

You can write very obtuse and abstract lyrics, and if they want to, people are going to find something amazing that you're saying.

Instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.

If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.

Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering discipline.