I enrich myself by telling others to give to me so they can bribe God to get what they want.

I'm open to the gifts of the Spirit. The real healings are so beautiful I hate to see it blasphemed by fakes who merchandise the gifts.

Over the years I realized the damage fundamentalism did to my own spiritual and mental health. I've spend time recovering, studying scripture, sessions with a therapist, twelve step recovery.

Watch out for those who put themselves above you. The real ones point to Christ in you.

I'm going to publicly challenge the biggest names in religion to repent and give back the money they've ripped off from the poor.

My films are about faith, and they're made on faith. There has to be faith because making a movie, so many things can go wrong.

You can pray just like anyone else. The gifts of the Spirit belong to the Holy Spirit. You have this inside you by faith and can be a conduit.

The essence of greatness is service to others.

If you can dispense with reputation, then you are free from care. Reputation is only a visitor, but reality is here to stay.

To listen to a person is not passive.

Batman: What have I told you about trusting dangerous and obsessive criminal geniuses?Wonder Woman: To be fair, you tend to warn everyone about everything.Batman: Point.

Learn from yesterday, live for today.

My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing -- by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.

My songs are like Bic razors. For fun, for modern consumption. You listen to it, like it, discard it, then on to the next. Disposable pop.

What would a nontoxic god think of your creative goals? Might such a god really exist?

I have spent most of my life unlearning things that were proved not to be true

Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.