I've never felt like my career has been on fire.

Cat lovers turn into cat collectors.

When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the city collapse around me forced me to grasp something many people miss: the fragility of peace.

Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game, and part of it is always a game of trust.

She is such a scene-stealer. She's got these lashes and big eyes, and when she walks on to the set everybody just says "ooh."

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

I was just a quiet kid, really. I wasn't the class clown at all.

If you're working on a movie, you want it to be projected on the largest tapestry possible, and the sound to be perfect, and for that kind of communal experience of the movies to take place for it.

I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role.

I've never had a clear road map. When things come along, I benefit.

I can't not find humor in elements of most parts of life, but at the same time nothing ever seems perpetually funny to me.

Man was created to glorify God. Now, that may encompass other things which God has planned for each man, but essentially, man was created to glorify God.

Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

Storm? Shine your light and make a rainbow.

Once you decide to do right, life is easy, there are no distractions.

The world was getting dangerously crowded with crazy people.

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.

I'm not disappointed (at not leading), I'm just trying my best.

All of us will be more safe and secure if everyone fulfills their obligations the way they are supposed to.

We do stigmatise teens a lot and see them as scary and alien.

I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.