A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them.

My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker.

I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important.

The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made.

You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked.

I'm sorry...I just don't know what's wrong with me..

A good motto in life, he'd reckoned, was: don't eat anything that glows.

Books in the YA genre, in particular, should use proper grammar because they're more of an example to young people than adults books are.

What I can tell you is DO IT. Publish book one and get book two out as soon as possible. There are very few Harper Lee’s. Most of us are going to have to write a few books to get good at it.

The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better.

Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.

I feel very lucky to be part of this amazing show [Exorcist] with such an amazing cast of actors, with a really talented writer behind it all.

There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.

The Mexican War was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew the techniques for making it properly horrible.

I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice.