...we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.

NATO was a wonderful idea. It was formed in 1949. We are as far away from NATO as NATO was when it was done in time from the presidency of Grover Cleveland.

Part of love is letting a person be who they want to be

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.

There's just no more compelling a story, no more compelling an issue, no more compelling a locus of human suffering than Sudan.

Everyone has the attitude that movies aren't just disposable entertainment - they can really mean something. I love that, because that's the way I feel about films.

Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.

I played guitar when I was a kid, a little bit. I can tool around with a guitar, but I'm certainly not a musician.

There is nothing quite so delightfully mysterious as a secret in your own backyard.

Chiron insisted that we talk about the Labyrinth in the morning which is like 'Hey, your life's in mortal danger. Sleep tight!

I love having 30 shots of every scene.