A film must have two elements - it must deal with the real world and show how it could be made better.

You must trust your instinct, intuition and judgment.

The world today is so full of violence, obscenity, war, the failure of political systems. I try to make movies that make people a bit more confident. But that doesn't mean being sugary.

An earthquake is such fun when it is over.

You aren't what I expected. I wish you were. It'd be so much easier.

I started off doing live TV, so I kind of learnt that if I get myself into trouble, I get myself out of it.

You never know who’s watching.

There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.

You [meaning mothers] said good-bye a little every day -- from the minute they left your body until they left your home.

You can't break a bad habit by throwing it out the window. You've got to walk it slowly down the stairs.

Only a crisis, actual or perceived, produces real change.

On one of the most personal matters of our lives, our health care, President Obama would turn decision making over to government bureaucrats. He forced through Obama-care and I will repeal it.

Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration; in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution.