I think gymnastics trained me as a person, too. Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.

people commit suicide for only one reason - to escape torment.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

I think people are universal.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Living for your purpose is equivalent to living for the Kingdom of God

My head works in music, so there's always music there.

Greatness is never free; it must be earned.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Anyone who doesn't sing and dance at every opportunity is missing out on the joy of life.

People will know that you can't just smuggle in, hunker down and wait to be legalized. It's not going to work that way. Those days are over.

I know so much about men because I went to night school.

Mark my words: If Shaun Rogers is healthy, he'll be the NFL defensive player of the year.

I try to make very careful decisions about what I choose to do, and it's - I know that unfortunately one of the misperceptions about me, I think, is that I'm sort of a moth to the limelight.

The principal mechanism for convergence at the international as well as the domestic level is the diffusion of knowledge.