I wanted to do a war movie, a western and an alien movie. In reality, there are a lot of ugly things happening in the world.

You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.

I think women can be as cruel as men, and men as tender as women, and vice versa.

I'm sort of fascinated by the whole espionage crime thing.

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

You can go left, you can go right, I don't give a damn. Just make a decision.

If we're talking about masculinity and tenderness, I don't look at Clinton.

I have a dog and sometimes I'll be the littlest kid with my dog and marvel at his ears and his nose and how he looks at me. If he died, I'd bawl like a baby.

I think they are very important because westerns have a code and a symbolism.

Well, I've thought many times when my career was in the toilet, that I was going to have to seriously consider getting another job, I don't know what I'd do.

Yeah, but there's nobody who represents romance to me like Cary Grant.

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.

History is the roadmap to a better tomorrow. Destroying it is getting rid of any chance of what not to do for future generations.

The money it would cost to buy another car could be [used to] build two schools. So it's an easy choice that makes me very happy.

Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant.

Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky; whereas fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will.

It's the boredom that kills you. You read until you're tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture.

Human destiny is bound to remain a gamble, because at some unpredictable time and in some unforeseeable manner nature will strike back.

If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all

Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately. They like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers of concentration . They're relatively immune to the lures of wealth and fame.