"His words moved people closer to God." I'd be happy if that's what people said about me at the end of the day. It's always been my calling.

I grew up in church and it's always been important to me. I've always had a sense of calling to do life and faith-affirming media.

I was a writer since I was a little kid. It just always sort of fit for me.

I'm not Michelangelo but I would like to be that. I'll never be him but I'm trying to strive to do that in my work.

My work is never perfect. It always can be better but I just believe that we need to achieve a really high level of excellence. I don't believe in the "Good Enough" principle as a Christian.

Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave up too soon’.

To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can't explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can't coach.

I'm very emotional and possessive about all my films.

You can forgive a fool because he only runs in one direction and doesn't deceive anybody. It's the deceivers who make you feel bad.

Clinton has more important things to worry about. He not only risks being destroyed historically, like Afghanistan's Buddha statues; he also could end up going to jail.

You have to wait until tomorrow to find out what tomorrow will bring.

I don't look at Twitter between events because it's a distraction but I will ring my fiance and parents to let them know how it's going.

The loyalty rate isn't that high. I could have a big hit, then put out the next single, and they say, Oh yeah, who are you? Prove it again.

Beef is best served like steak: Well done, get a gun in ya face.