A dramatic writer should never tell anything he can show.

Maybe it's like Casey says. A fellow ain't got a soul of his own. Just a little piece of a big soul. The one big soul that belongs to everybody.

Besides, love is only a feeling.

We stood side by side, and for that minute, in the stillness of that room, he was not the King. I was not not the Princess, taken against her will to the City. We were two people trying to forget.

One uncontrolled character flaw can ruin your greatest accomplishment.

Sometimes, all it takes is your smile (even if forced) & a domino effect of smiles happen ... infectious.

You always miss 100% of the shots you don't order

Surfing is something I just crave.

The wise individual doesn't get too attached to any of life's pleasures, knowing that wonderful science is hard at work proving it's bad for him.

Confidence is one of the sexiest things.

I don't think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.

My problem has been with purely digital films. I feel the danger there is that the kind of short-cuts you end up having to take are the ones that are most telling in the main characters.