I always did plays in school because I thought it was fun, but it just never occurred to me as a thing to do.

I have two young children with autism. What could they have ever done to deserve that? What kind of a God allows the innocent to suffer? It's a mystery. Yet still, I believe in God.

I am tolerably ignorant about Judaism, and much of what I do know about it seems hard to swallow, because it is so grounded in legalism, and adherence to rituals.

It probably goes without saying that I enjoy the potato pancakes, delicious hams and so forth that maddeningly turn up at this time of year.

We must agree to live in this world, with all that is unfair about it, without knowing why, if we wish to have a God in our lives.

Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition.

It's funny, but three of my early films were with Liam Neeson, before Liam Neeson was a big star.

I'd always admired Diane Keaton, but I'd never met her.

I've always thought that, in a sense, the more specific and sometimes even the smaller the world of a movie is, the more universal it is.

In general, I'm always interested in characters who have kind of extreme aspects to them, who are in some ways larger than typical people.

The word "hedonistic" to me means pleasure above all else. My pleasure above all else.

Faith is holy flame.

You don't create or write to be successful

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

The Japanese are a disease of the skin. The Communists are a disease of the heart.

The Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and up to the summit.

My primary calling, I always knew since the age of 11, was as a composer, and so that had to take priority.

I don't really like to go out that much. But when I do, I go to the movies, just hang out with friends. I go on Skype and iChat and just chill.

Freedom of worship, even of public speech, would become a farce if interference became the order of the day.

Don't get into this false sense that you are an individual when you're on Facebook. No. You're Not. You're a pawn in their scheme.

The man who is going through with God to be used in healing must be a man of longsuffering.