Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

I think people are universal.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Fighting for identity is something that is very much in my life.

Never underestimate wisdom in silence, proof isn't always a mouthful of words.

You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you.

We think passengers who forget to print their boarding passes should pay €60 for being so stupid.

Paul McCartney has a voice that can do anything!

Mathematics is not just a language. Mathematics is a language plus reasoning.

Sometimes, you don't have to win, you cannot win. but that has nothing to do with losing.

I do like being surprised by directors and producers and being offered parts I would never have considered, including parts that aren't necessarily obvious but which would test me.

One of the specific powers and responsibilities of the federal government is to secure the borders. Property can be taken with due process of law and just compensation.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

When I was starting as an anime director I wanted to be known for great things. I never wanted to be known for some overblown toy commercial.