I've had such extremes in my life. From being this kind of wild kid, to one year studying to be a Franciscan priest at the seminary....I was very frustrated.

In this life, it's not what you hope for, it's not what you deserve - it's what you take!

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.

When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink or you're going to swim.

Psychiatry is a pseudoscience.... You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do...Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, you don't even -you're glib. You don't even know what Ritalin is.

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.

No dream is ever just a dream.

Someday. That's a dangerous word. It's really just a code for 'never'.

Perception and reality are two different things.

I had to train myself to focus my attention. I became very visual and learned how to create mental images in order to comprehend what I read.

I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.

There is no shame in strategic retreat if it lets you remain strong enough to go after the enemy later.

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.

No sensible author wants anything but praise.

Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you.

I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue.

Diogenes lighted a candle in the daytime, and went round saying, "I am looking for a man.

Genius is only a superior power of seeing.

We enjoy sailing small boats, two of which I have designed and built myself.

Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.