Quentin Tarantino faced the same backlash when his films came out until eventually people felt they were actually much smarter.

Much of my youth was spent in the parking lot or inside a Dunkin' Donuts.

I've always dreamed of having a year-round haunted house.

You know, I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand.

The scariest people are usually the sweetest.

Life is a series of avoiding horrible situations until ultimately you're dead. That's how I feel about things.

'Hostel' is that's how I feel about what's going on in Iraq. There's people that just want money and people are being sacrificed for it.

I've always been fascinated by the idea that there's no such thing as evil; it's all in your point of view. To one group a suicide bomber is the antichrist and to one he's a hero.

Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.

What is important to me is that people know I respect the business of making movies.

I have no tattoos. There's nothing I've even been that into to get a tattoo of it.

Deepen your faith in yourself.Nothing will be ableTo frighten or weaken you.

Let go of the pain.

Feeling lonely? Wish you had a special someone to help fill the void? Reconsider your definition of romance, reconnect to your passions and be swept away.

Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell.

Everyone knows almost everything about me. I make it very clear that I'm cool with people knowing all my personal life through my songs.

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

Any librarian or scholar will tell you: Close is not the same as accurate.

I wanted to do something that was entertaining - but with a catch.

Never be ashamed of your tears. Be proud that you are still natural. Be proud that you can express the inexpressible through your tears.

I sold a million books because I have a lot of fans, not because people hate me.