I do like putting scenario and story first, and I actually like masking whatever I want to say in the guise of genre.

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my fingers upon thee!

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'

My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I'll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy.

Just because I was at an anti-police brutality protest, doesn't mean I'm anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.

If you want to make a movie, make it. Don't wait for a grant, don't wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it.

Don't write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what's in your heart.

In real life there are no bad guys. Everybody just has their own perspective.

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

Hamburgers! The corner-stone of any nutritious breakfast.

If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God.

It has occurred to me more than once that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will.

This is the way the world endsThis is the way the world endsThis is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper.

People like to say, "You're only as old as you feel," but it isn't true. It's just something old people say to make themselves feel good about their age. You're as old as you are.

If you want a thing done - go. If not - send.

Routine feeds the illusion of safety.

Sane is rich and powerful. Insane is wrong and poor and weak. The rich are free, the poor are put in cages. Res Ipsa Loquitur, amen. Mahalo.

I have a completely romantic idea about making paintings, I guess.

You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.