Creativity is the mystery of freedom.

Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one.

Every moral act of love, of mercy, and of sacrifice brings to pass the end of the world where hatred, cruelty, and selfishness reign supreme.

Perhaps the saddest thing to admit is that those who rejected the Cross have to carry it, while those who welcomed it are so often engaged in crucifying others.

The creation of the world is not only a process which moves from God to humanity. God demands newness from humanity; God awaits the works of human freedom.

The enslaving of the other is also the enslaving of the self.

Utopias now appear much more realizable than one used to think. We are now faced with a different new worry: How to prevent their realization.

The meaning of conservatism is not that it impedes movement forward and upward, but that it impedes movement backwards and downwards—to chaotic darkness and the return to a primitive state.

Freedom is the power to create out of nothing, the power of the spirit to create out of itself.

Death, that final evil, is one of the paths to eternity. Endless life in the conditions of our existence would be a nightmare.

The overwhelming majority of people, including Christians, are materialists. They do not believe in the power of spirit. They believe only in material power.

You know what shows today are missing? Stars.

I've never seen a Lindy Hopper who wasn't smiling. It's a happy dance. It makes you feel good.

People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you.

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.

Discontent is the wheel that moves people forward.

I always like [while filming] to have a sense of what led this person to this point.

Being a writer is not the point. Writing is.

We just believe in what we make and we're in a very fortunate position to be able to make stuff regardless of what model that follows.

To be a feminist, you could cut your hair really short. You have to be really angry about something.

I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.