There [in Allied] were things that were written that were cut, and things that were shot that were cut, but if the film works, they are erased from memory.

The story [of Allied] stayed with me, like a stray dog outside the office, waiting.

I think that helps because there has been no formality of friendship, the politeness of friendship, so we can just work directly on the work that's ahead of us [with Tom Hardey].

If you've read something brilliant, it's good. It's good to look out the window and see what's going on in the world.

True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely.

In terms of how [Allied] looks, it's fantastic and much better than I had hoped because it's so lush and so beautifully executed.

It's always good to have a world that people don't know about - a world that hasn't yet been done. It's like treading on fresh snow. You're the first one there.

No screenplay is possible, unless you get some attachment from somebody who's going to get it made.

Sometimes you take something because it's an offer and it's big and it's good money and you have to absolutely respect that process, because it's not easier.

I've realized that the only thing I'm interested in is the performance. If the performance is right, then I'm happy. You offer up the dialogue and then the performance comes around.

There's lots of different ways of writing stuff and lots of different mindsets to have, but I think when it's your own creation, it's more pleasurable because you have total control.

The person you grow to become in pursuit of a goal makes the journey a memorable experience.

Inteligence lives longer than beauty.

Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.

Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.

Sometimes the characters I find the most compelling are in independent movies. With independent scripts people can take more challenges.

All great writers begin with a good leather binding and a respectable title.

A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man!

As a matter of fact, Latin America's economy is almost as big as the economy of China. We're all focused on China. Latin America is a huge opportunity for America - time zone, language opportunities.

I am a woman / who understands / the necessity of an impulse whose goal or origin / still lie beyond me.

People are more willing to accept a singer as an actor, than an actor as a singer.