I'm also fascinated by the interplay between personal history and the larger forces that form the context for our lives.

The biography I've written about Wendy Wasserstein will almost invariably be different than the one anyone else would write.

Death is the loss of everything all at once.

I've always been obsessed about how people choose - or are destined - for the paths they take.

He often paused before he spoke. She thought this exquisite

Breakups can be sad, but sometimes tears are the price we pay for a freedom we need.

It [ballet] is a perfect medium for the expression of spiritual love.

The way of the Cross is not easy, yet it is the tuneful, the rhythmic, the beautiful, the lovely way.

'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.

He who, by causing pain to others, wishes to obtain pleasure for himself, he, entangled in the bonds of hatred, will never be free from hatred.

It really wasn't my thing. It still isn't my thing, the whole science-fiction action thing. I prefer simpler, character-based movies.

Trees are worth more alive than dead

We're all really happy with what's familiar. But what's inevitable in life is change. That's what life is.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.