A rolling stone can gather no moss.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Though it doesn’t feel like it, crisis places us front and center of desire, which is the force of power.

Where there's a will there's a detective story.

There are so many people we could become, and we leave such a trail of bodies through our teens and twenties that it's hard to tell which one is us. How many versions do we abandon over the years?

As bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.

I can look at something that others (might not) and I can see the value in it. I can make that film a film that everybody wants to see.

I didn't enjoy working with Bill [Murray]. We fought a lot... but I've let go of some of the anger and we seem to get along fine now.

Hatred is a very underestimated emotion.

I keep kind of making certain mistakes in public appearances over and over again.

Take a dose of medicine once, and in all probability you will be obliged to take an additional hundred afterwards

You know what I would really like to do? I'd like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it.