In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.

The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.

I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.

I can be shy, but I’m not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said.

I find it weird that people want to know about you.

I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.

I'm not tortured and neurasthenic - I'm really not.

Your one certainty in life, your power as a human being, is that you have a choice in every situation about what you do next and about how you take what has happened to you.

I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

It's fun to pretend you're good at something you know you wouldn't be good at in real life.

Sometimes life is about risking everything for a Dream that no one can see but you.

Only a fool believes that his actions don't shape the world.

south to a town named Medina, north of Bellingham, Washington. Today,

Bad attitudes will ruin your team.

Gossip is the currency of the discourse, so you should shut up about yourself. Never confess, never explain, never apologize, and never complain.

It is clear enough by now to most people that the camera never lies is a foolish saying. Yet it is doubtful whether most people realize how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is.

Unusual commencement advice: Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.

Federal funding for cities who consider themselves sanctuary cities should be reduced.

All great novels are great fairy tales.

Enjoy every sandwich.