I like to really respect the audience and let them come through on answers.

I don't think writers should write about answers. I think writers should write about questions.

As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.

I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre.

I was in a cult for thirty-four years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t.

We crash into each other just so we can feel something.

We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's 28 - no Q, no gadgets.

I like to write about things about which I have no answers, questions that trouble me. These things trouble me.

You have to be careful of the advice you take.

You hear this story that we're all on the left, but when there's a demonstration, you count how many actors actually come out. If there's a half dozen, that would be a big day.

Love is such a nice way to express your thoughts.

Your purpose has the capacity to employ and enrich you for a lifetime.

One of the most influential aspects of people's psychology is how they perceive the world around them and how they relate to it.

The only excuse from a man who abuses you are the ones we give him.

Hollywood's just not funny.

If you're just going to meet consumer or clients' demands, you might as well be a plumber - the work will be more frequently available.

Just tell me one boy, just one who at seven didn't aspire to be a hero or a fireman.

If anybody wants to believe they're the descendants of a primate, they're welcome to do it.

She who is silent everywhere finds peace.

I think the nation as a whole has a role in making sure that each individual, each citizen maximizes one's potential.