Blade Runner was the godfather of all these fantastic movies that occur today. What's frustrating is that we're short of really great writing and great ideas. Blade Runner was full of them.

Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?

It doesn't matter how much faith you have or don't have [in aliens]. I just don't buy the idea that we're alone. There's got to be some form of life out there.

In my view, the only way to see a film remains the way the filmmaker intended: inside a large movie theater with great sound and pristine picture.

I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different.

But Gladiator is one of my favourite adventures because I really loved going into the world. I loved creating the world to the degree where you could almost smell it.

Once you crack the script, everything else follows.

Never be put off by anything because failure teaches you something.

Nowadays, everything's evolved into superheroes and it's boring. If I see one more superhero movie I'm going to shoot myself.

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.

How can you look at the galaxy and not feel insignificant?

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.

People show you who they are, not by what they say, but by what they do.

...you suddenly realise that every chance of being the person you really wanted to be, is gone for ever, and the one you were, is the one those around you will remember.

The Lord is my Rock. He has always been there, always present at good times and bad; and to me when I feel His presence, my life is full.

Accepting federal funding undermines state sovereignty as states become beholden to federal requirements in order to keep the money flowing.

Judge not, lest ye be judged judgmental.

The reason there are so many stupid people is because it's illegal to kill them.

The soul: a wide listening sky with thousands of candles.

Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.

Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.