I'm drawn to villains that are three-dimensional and raw and that I can kind of see in my own life.

The life of a character doesn't just exist between action and cut.

I don't take a scene or word for granted.

Tarantino and Jackson is like Scorsese and DeNiro, and their silent communication.

I'm not good at telling a joke, but I can say a line in a certain way that makes people uncomfortable because they don't know whether to laugh or not, and I love that comedy.

The guy who kills 38 people is not the guy you'd want to have over at Thanksgiving.

If you ever get the opportunity to work with Quentin Tarantino, you had better believe that it will be an experience of extremes.

But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.

'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.

I aimlessly travel, meaning I have no agenda other than to get small in the world, be quiet and observe people.

Unfortunately, when you're the king of the hill, there's really only one way to go, and that's down.

Most arguments are about programming

Wake up, dance with the light of the morning sun.Enjoy the warmth of her love, fell the joy of life, feel the joy of deepest gratitude.

Take time every day to do something silly.

The quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.

There's no way that you're going to please all of America, or all of the fans.

If after I read a poem the world looks like that poem for 24 hours or so I'm sure it's a good one—and the same goes for paintings.

It's not about me - it's like, "How can I help you?" And when you give like that, you receive so much. It was an incredible experience, but it also gave me that bug: I wanted new music so badly.

The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time.

There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.

Policy is the people you work with.