I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.

That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.

It's an enormous wall that's built between you and your dreams. And if every day, you just chip away... It may take ten years, but eventually you just might see some light.

I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.

I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check.

I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a very different kind of romantic comedy.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.

I'm always aware of who my core audiences are and I serve that niche.

I try not to be too plot-heavy and to balance the dramatic with the comedic.

Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.

Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.

He spoke in a trembling voice that didn’t seem to be entirely in sync with the movement of his lips. That’s because sound travels slower in halitosis.

Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar.

Our role as parents is to do all we can to create an atmosphere where our children can feel the influence of the Spirit and then help them recognize what they are feeling.

It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears.

Get your friends involved. Let your shopping buddies know that you're on a tight budget, and they can help you out when your willpower starts to weaken at the mall.

The good poet sticks to his real loves, to see within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.

Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.

Why do we take a dollar? Why do we give a dollar to countries that have no rights for women? We have to think about that.

The error in the art-genre of Opera consists herein: a Means of expression (Music) has been made the end, while the End of expression (the Drama) has been made a means.

You're innocent when you dream.