Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do.

It makes it difficult to decide which to go see, since no film about say, some tragic genocide in Africa is going to get a bad review even if it's poorly made.

Dialogue that's distinctive, funny, peculiar, and specific is the main thing that makes me want to get involved with a film to begin with.

Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well.

I try to make the set as relaxed and fun and stress-free as humanly possible, while still having control over things. It's usually tension that hurts a performance or makes it seem self-conscious.

I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me.

Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same.

I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... today, I'm motivated to pay the bills.

The last Christmas movie I really liked was 'It's a Wonderful Life, ' probably. It's sort of a schmaltzy movie, but it's not without its dark moments. It still gets to me every year.

It's hard to give up the being together with someone.

You? Harmless?” Tam snorted. “What? You don’t think I could pull it off?” Aiden accused. “Well, the fact that you’re practically a walking armory had me convinced otherwise.

Reality is but several levels of consciousness that can be accepted or dismissed depending on what one perceives.

I'm going to show you my faults, I'm going to show you my insecurities, I'm going to be real.

If virtue were its own reward, it would no longer be a human quality, but supernatural.

Nature should have been pleased to have made this age miserable, without making it also ridiculous.

Nearly everything that matters is a challenge, and everything matters.

It's a really incredible time to be working in television.

I have very, very low expenditures, but still I manage to spend it all. I guess Hot Pockets are more expensive than I thought.

I love the written word; I love when someone takes the time or leaves you a note or sends a letter.