I don't think action for action's sake is so fun, but when it helps tell the story, I love doing a good fight scene.

Even today, in our progressive times, in most movies that come out, the men have to have biceps and the women have to be thin or something.

My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing what used to be a monologue to become a dialogue. I think that's healthy.

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

The Sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.

The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.

If you know which way the current is going, you can use it to your advantage.

The Internet is allowing us to get back to what's really more natural, which is that storytelling is a shared thing. It's our natural way to be communal.

When I was Younger, I wanted to be something.Now, I just want to be younger.

You need to discover something that will impact humanity.

One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I'm not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.

I never sat down and said, 'I'm going to write historical fiction with strong romantic elements.' It was just the way the stories went.

Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now, and if the past cant prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?

In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart.

Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through.

Steve Nicol never gives more than 120 per cent.

When my parents got divorced, there was a custody fight over me. ... and no one showed up.

Sexuality is, of course, a great way of having a conversation between people.

Having hope is hard; harder when you get older.