Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.

It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be.

There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.

Ecosystem thinking is systematic thinking about ecosystem and environment.

Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.

I do not speak for the White House correspondents association. I'm not a member.

I have a bad sweet tooth. I'm pretty good when I have to eat well for work, but otherwise, I could eat a whole roll of raw cookie dough.

When the thing taken into union is perfectly adapted to that which receives it, the result is delight and pleasure and satisfaction.

Even David Hume, one of history most famous skeptics, said it's just barely possible that God exists.

It's a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.

I wish I were dumber so I could be more certain about my opinions. It looks fun.

You got a way with words, you keep me smiling, even when it hurts.

I guess walking slow getting married is because it gives you time to maybe change your mind.