Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like.

We need Netflix. We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.

Some people handle sweets better.

I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

Knowing that Ricky Gervais will never work again means a lot to me. I'm going to make sure of it.

The secret of making movies is having the strongest possible script.

I always find that when I do something that I like, from my heart, then it works.

I was a camp counselor for kids whose moms were on welfare, unfortunately, and right across the camp was the best, most pristine and preppy camp in the universe.

I'm a benevolent dictator.

People love a true story and especially a true story where two people from opposite worlds come together.

When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong--or absolutely right.

You got to be real with yourself and not just let yourself pass on things that tend to become a bad habit. Make sure you stay on top of practicing well and preparing the way you always do.

You can only offend me if you mean something to me.

True courage, in the face of almost certain death, is the rarest quality on earth.

Waiting for wisdom to open the cage, we forged in the fires of the innocent age.

Even a fool learns something once it hits him.

I fall down and my palms split open against the gravel. Injuries on the outside are easy to endure and I get up without hesitation.

The combination of experiences and emotions you have felt are never repeated.

I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area.

An atheist can be charitable but not religious. But the religious man must be charitable.