I like BBC news, I like some London news because you can get it earlier then anywhere else. I like Charlie Rose a lot.

WE ARE ALL TRAPPED in our own way of thinking, trapped in our own way of relating to people. We get so used to seeing the world our way that we come to think that the world is the way we see it.

I wanted other people who have curiosity to understand they can kick it up a notch and it's a superpower.

I believe in disrupting my comfort zone.

"No" is just a moment in time.

I only make movies that are interesting to me.

I was 45 years old when I decided to learn how to surf.

I started in TV movies and then had success in my move to features with Night Shift and Splash.

Curiosity—asking questions—isn’t just a way of understanding the world. It’s a way of changing it.

Nothing unleashes curiosity in an audience like good storytelling. Nothing inspires storytelling, in turn, like the results of curiosity.

When the path ignites a soul, there's no remaining in place.The foot touches ground, but not for long.

There is no such thing as expecting too much.

I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had.

A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war, wide awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance.

When my mother did fittings for her clients, I was hiding, looking at these beautiful ladies try on these fantastic clothes. I was dreaming as a small child to try these clothes on myself.

I have a dark sense of humor, so I definitely like to work on stuff like that. I do enjoy working in comedies where I can create a fun and broad character.

You know when I think about what I'm doing - what I'm doing and the way I'm doing it is more important to me than any amount of money or anything like that because it's my artistic work.

The trouble with poverty, as an issue, is that it has basically exhausted the patience of the general public.

It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.

What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.