It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying to figure out how to make other people realize it.

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done

The Alexander Technique has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how good we're going to be received in America because that's where it's most challenging

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge.

The greatest single human gift is the ability to chase down our dreams.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it over people who don't.

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.

An avalanche is just a snowflake that got pissed off.

True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.

When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I'm going to have for dinner or I can't get through the day.

The heart is always young only in the recollection of those whom it has loved in youth.

I've always said, not giving too much away, I'm a believer in having all your stars on the pitch.

You've got balls inviting me here.

Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

When God brings deep conviction and I agree with Him about my condition, God restores my confidence in Him.

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision