Directing is a constant test of your communicative powers. You're constantly trying to explain people your vision of what you want and steer these tiny little details into a cohesive thing.

We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?

And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's nobody's business unless you're over at my house having dinner.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together ... and I knew it.

The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time.

I think it's better to feel good than to look good.

A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.

If things were easy to find, they wouldn’t be worth finding.

We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.

The desire for knowledge begins with searching and seeking.

Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.

To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.

Strength is the morality of the man who stands out from the rest, and it is mine.

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant

Ken & Mark weave a simple, compelling tale that contains profound truths. If only we all knew The Secret.

Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.

A readiness to resent injuries is a virtue only in those who are slow to injure.