You can't control what people gravitate to and what they don't. We can only control the work that we do and try to give it the best that we can.

In my freshman year in high school, I went to the only public high school in Boston with a theatre program.

I didn't have big movie offers, or any big agents wanting to work with me. I had to go grassroots, start at the bottom and go on 150 auditions before someone finally gave me a shot

The food in Europe is pretty disappointing. I like fried chicken. But other than that Europe is great.

Ultimately in the end, it's the director's choice

We're entertainers, while people want us to be gods.

I wish I was a guy who could have pancakes and bacon and cheesy eggs, but I'd curl up and pass out. I gotta start healthy or I'll be off the rails all day.

What's important is self-appreciation

I love the rush of being creative. I really think I live for it.

For young filmmakers, Saw is a perfect film. It doesn't cost the GNP of almost every country of the world.

I try to ground most of my characters in reality somehow. That's kind of what I bring to the table.

Do not let reading become a forgotten art

I think that there's gonna be a lot of work to do in order to consolidate the transformations that I was interested in.

There is much to learn from architecture before it became an expert's art.

Our weird problem is an abundance of resources and a shortage of hard economic reasons not to use them.

For me the criterion of a good photograph is that it is unforgettable.

I was serious about retiring the first time, but the first week I was home my wife had SO many chores to do I went back.

I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free. But I can sit and watch an ant run up and down the floor for hours. I use a magnifying glass to look at the beautiful shape of the thing.

Don't mess with Mister Inbetween.

[JF] Kennedy was a deceitful man. He was a cold-blooded politician whose purpose was to get elected.

The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it.