I'm not a master of films. I'm rather a slave.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

I think people are universal.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.

If we treated others with the consideration that one would give to those who only had a few days to live, then we would be kinder, at least.

I will be successful. May be not right away, but some day for sure.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.

As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man.

Every civilized human being, whatever his conscious development, is still an archaic man at the deeper levels of his psyche.

Love is the question; Love is the answer.

The moment we change our thinking and start connecting with God, we start connecting with His plans, which always exceed our small plans.

I'm a working actor, so I do pretty much whatever comes along because it's my job.

Crazy is good. The alternative is normal.