A lot of what acting is is paying attention.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.

God, I just love baseball.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on.

I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

I believe that love and peace are the right way to confront tyranny.

He loved her.And she loved him.And in such bliss does devastation grow.

Cookery is naturally the most ancient of the arts, as of all arts it is the most important.

Creating open teamwork is the best way to encourage innovation.

Most things good for writing are bad for life.

If God is not a personal being for me like my earthly father, He is infinitely more.

I think pressure can be an incentive toward improvement, and while I'm not denying that I feel some, I will also stress that it is self-inflicted and hopefully can be channeled in a healthy way.

I was an economist now turning into a human being - as if these are two different things. I don't know but I did that and then I had no vision.