My mother was teaching me that the inside of something was not necessarily its outside. Always look carefully, she told me. Look with more than your eyes.

Nothing of course was ever done to Bill for the killing of Tutt.

Ego: The only thing that can keep growing without nourishment.

Added to the difficulty of learning to speak the language was the greater difficulty of finding terms to express the ideas which the missionary had come halfway round the world to convey.

I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

One of the things I like about doing historical films is drawing the line between now and then.

I stick to my own type when I go out, and I don't make friends with people just because they're celebrities.

Maybe I will hire someone to make some belts for me. It's easier than fighting for them you know.

As he demonstrated with 'Juno' and 'Up in the Air,' Reitman has an uncanny knack among contemporary directors for tapping into the zeitgeist in dramatically satisfying ways.

You're never without hope, because you're never without prayer.

I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of the Beatles' songs probably originated in about five minutes.