For me, casting is critical. It's nice that social media and the passionate fans really corroborated choices and embraced kids to be characters.

I love different kinds of movies, and I love different kinds of people. That's the spice of life.

It's always fun watching new actors and new voices come out.

Sometimes you do things that are fundamentally built to touch the world, and you feel good when you're successful doing it, and you're disappeared when the world fails to respond, which also happens.

I don't really think about film or television or going directly to the internet. I just think about doing something that people are going to get excited about.

It's really fun to create something that touches the world.

If you look at Hollywood today, compared to five years ago, 10 years ago, 20 years ago or 30 years ago, the change from moment to moment has always been extraordinary. It never stops moving.

As a filmmaker, I've had films that over-achieved and I've had films that under-achieved. You always go in trying to do your very best.

When you're a kid going on being an adult, everything radiates so deeply and resonates so passionately, and I like the opportunity to tell those stories.

When you're an actor, you show up and it's wonderful because you're in the world of make-believe.

When you're a producer or director, there's so much sweat that goes into any given project.

I can see how you could get dragged into the bad stuff, but I've got good friends around me, good family. I think I've got my head screwed on.

Hell is both sides of the tomb, and a devil may be respectable and wear good clothes.

I don't initiate violence, I retaliate.

a person who gets angry at his own illness is sure to overcome it

I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the information was routed back and that is why I was not called to testify.

Without language we would have no reason, without reason no religion, and without these three essential aspects of our nature, neither mind nor bond of society.

I’m an animal activist. Many people say that I’m a hypocrite, because I eat burgers and stuff like that but I won’t wear fur. But I’m not a hypocrite. I just only wear fake fur.

By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.

To know that you are a prisoner of your mind is the dawn of wisdom.

The value of hatred and ignorance is found in the fact that without them we could never truly appreciate wisdom and love.