I just want to be able to make a movie that takes some chances. I don't just want to do something that is purely stuck in a genre box.

I don't just want to do something that is purely stuck in a genre box. I would like to have the kind of autonomy...

What I'm trying to describe is that it's impossible to get out of your skin into somebody else's.... That somebody else's tragedy is not the same as your own.

Being best at things has nothing to do with talent

I can't not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.

We learn so many things from golf: how to suffer, for instance.

It's barely OK for me to be dressed up as a black guy. But part of me kind of enjoys provoking people.

[Donna] Brazil warned the campaign that [Hillary] Clinton might face a question over lead poisoning during a CNN primary debate, showing her partisan ties.

I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.

Look not into the sun! Even the moon is too bright for your nocturnal eyes!

I wish always to be quoted as George Eliot.

When you love someone, what they want is the best that you can give them.