You never want to be the director who dropped the ball, you know?

I like to create an atmosphere where actors feel safe enough to take risks.

I love 'The Stand;' I read it when I was a kid - it was one of my favorite books when I was growing up. I love Stephen King; I think he's a remarkable writer.

In an ideal world, I'd bounce between big projects and no-budget TV dramas with fantastic scripts.

I'm a Harry Potter fan.

I like happy sets. Happy sets are good, and I think people feel comfortable on them.

Personally, I read a lot of scripts.

Rebel children, I urge you, fight the turgid slick of conformity with which they seek to smother your glory.

I decided that if I didn't allow myself to fall asleep, then I wouldn't have to wake up again and despair.

Ask nothing from your running, and you'll get more than you ever imagined!

I love doing stunts. It's so much fun.

It is safer to do most men harm than to do them too much good.

Time is more valuable than money, because time is irreplaceable.

Think positive, real volleyball happens too fast to think any other way.

In a way, artists are shamans, facilitators who take what's there, channel it through themselves, then put it out there for people to appreciate.

I don't see myself as a pure fashion designer sending dress after dress down the runway but about wanting those watching my shows to aspire to a certain lifestyle.

Things that seem incredibly different can really be manifestations of the same underlying phenomena.