You get to be analytical about the process and now I can watch the movie and see all the different connection things and see all the things that are underneath the surface.

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my fingers upon thee!

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'

My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I'll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy.

Just because I was at an anti-police brutality protest, doesn't mean I'm anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.

If you want to make a movie, make it. Don't wait for a grant, don't wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it.

Don't write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what's in your heart.

In real life there are no bad guys. Everybody just has their own perspective.

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

Hamburgers! The corner-stone of any nutritious breakfast.

She told me that women who wore makeup had bad values. Putting on makeup would have been a statement—a rebellion. I didn’t try it. I grew to feel guilty for wanting to feel attractive.

Every year in China, Internet executives are officially rewarded for their 'patriotism.'

The strength of every democracy is measured by its commitment to the arts.

When a friend speaks to me, whatever he says is interesting.

Take an Indian home to lunch.

A pinwheel also needs wind. And with our actions, and our intentions, we can be that wind. We have to be those agents of change for the young people and their families in our communities.

The subtle differences in language and humor that get lost in translation, for example, make it almost impossible for big companies to do something that will appeal at home and abroad.

I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat.

[President-elect George W] Bush has reached out to these other groups like Blacks and Hispanics.... He ought to do his reaching out to the people who elected him.

Talking about our problems is our greatest additction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys.