A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my fingers upon thee!

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'

My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I'll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy.

Just because I was at an anti-police brutality protest, doesn't mean I'm anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.

If you want to make a movie, make it. Don't wait for a grant, don't wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it.

Don't write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what's in your heart.

In real life there are no bad guys. Everybody just has their own perspective.

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

Hamburgers! The corner-stone of any nutritious breakfast.

As you awaken to the new day, put your hands to your heart, breath in and say: I am loved. I am love. I love, I love, I love.

Prayer is the difference between seeing with our physical eyes and seeing with our spiritual eyes.

My mother says I'm crazy, I'm not crazy, I just have a different way of looking at things.

The words "genius" and "genuine" derive from the same root. The core of genius is authenticity.

The abuse of political power is not as important as the loss of lives. Plus there is a process for curing the abuse of institutions.

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living.

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

I think it's important for Americans to try to understand each other a little better.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.

If you think it, the camera will see it.