I don't know, I'll probably make the first superhero movie that bombs.

We need Netflix. We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.

Some people handle sweets better.

I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

Knowing that Ricky Gervais will never work again means a lot to me. I'm going to make sure of it.

The secret of making movies is having the strongest possible script.

I always find that when I do something that I like, from my heart, then it works.

I was a camp counselor for kids whose moms were on welfare, unfortunately, and right across the camp was the best, most pristine and preppy camp in the universe.

I'm a benevolent dictator.

People love a true story and especially a true story where two people from opposite worlds come together.

For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends.

Release-For yearsthey told you tosit.Stay.Now they open the doorand tell you toget up.Leave.Where do you gowith no oneto show youthe way?

It’s okay to get lost every once in a while, sometimes getting lost is how we find ourselves.

Don't judge people too strongly.

I love getting to bounce around and explore so much. I love Scandinavia. I love Spain. It's so mystical and romantic, yet it's gritty.

To be what I term a 'quality' human being one has to be transparently real and have the courage to be what he is.

Nationalism is war. - in arguing to strengthen the federal powers of the European Union

When she was pregnant with Teddy, she feared that she’d give birth to a child who disliked reading. It would be like giving birth to a foreign species.

Being yourself; not acting. You therefore can function near your own level of competence. Satisfy you own expectations rather than those of others.

The area where we are the greatest is the area in which we inspire, encourage and connect with another human being.