There are just things you can explore in a movie that you can't in 22 minutes with a laugh track.

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

I wish for you a more difficult life, somewhere in the complicated center, where the courage of your convictions blends with humility and respect for others.

Again Gabe looked back at Michael, hoping he was about to step in, but all he did was give him a nod. A nod? Really? I don't need a nod. I need someone to stop this! Gabe thought.

As long as they are medicated the right way with the asthma medicine they won't have any problems.

I'm a little bit of a control freak.

Man errs, till he has ceased to strive.

I liked science. I wasn't mathematically oriented, so I became an organic chemist.

As a heart surgeon I am on constant call, and when not researching or giving lectures, I like to be with my family.

I believe in the power of Jesus Christ to resolve any difficulty, to remove any weakness, to heal any disease.

It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.

I'm Greek. My body produces feta cheese.