I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.

I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track.

One of the things that's driving films in a particular direction is that the after market value of them is dropping really fast and in many segments of it, not just DVDs. Pay television is dropping.

Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.

What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.

What I can't figure out is why we're not making more R-rated movies, actually.

My experience is that you can't possibly win against whatever the tidal wave is that's coming at you.

It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.

If the studio wants to spend money on making your movie better, let them.

I mean, I'm not a contrarian.

A great writer picks up on those things that matter. It’s almost like their radar is attuned to the most significant moments.

And that's what makes you angry. What makes you hate. You don't want to believe that sometimes bad things happen just because they do.

Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.

I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.

You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.

Liberty is more precious than money or office; and we should be vigilant lest we purchase wealth or place at the price of inner freedom.

Five years is a long time to play one part.

Weight-bearing exercises can help ward off osteoporosis and yoga helps ward off arthritis.

All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago

because I have learned the hard way how deadly these beauties can be.