I felt film is art and there are people that constructed that art - and that made me want to be a filmmaker.

Quentin [Tarantino] is a filmmaker who really dives into things very seriously and deeply. And when he does interviews, he really wears his heart on his sleeve and he doesn't hold anything back.

You've got to trust [that] your own compass will lead you away from whatever mistakes were made.

I'm Jewish, so I don't know much about Easter eggs.

All I can say is, death is a part of life.

I just want to keep learning.

Nothing lives up to what you imagine. It changes, shifts, becomes something else.

There are too many good comic book writers out there. I'd rather remain a fanboy.

Make movies you love because it's miserable. Every movie I've worked on at one point or another is exhausting, and you feel like you're making a bad movie.

Every movie has its complexities and its challenges.

Last thing you want to do with a good movie is hold the audience hostage. As an entertainer myself, I just know it's better when you leave 'em wanting more than to stick around too long.

All creation necessarily ends in this: Creators, powerless, fleeing from the things they have wrought.

The halcyon days of childhood, a time when everything lay open before him, when the most minor episodes could be construed as events and every chance encounter … gave rise to fresh insights.

Good becomes perfect, but perfect is an illusion. And illusions are like all spells—temporary and soon broken. And when that happens, feelings change.

Recognize the difference between a dream and a nightmare, and date the man from your dreams, not your nightmares.

Christianity is completed Judaism or it is nothing.

The bottom line is this - whereas Iran was steadily expanding its nuclear program, we have now cut off every single path that Iran could have used to build a bomb.

When Nixon declared the war on cancer, he had no army. He had no tools. He had no anything, except good intentions.

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.

The Coach does not play in the game, but the Coach helps the players identify areas to improve their game.

In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out.