I mean, I'm not a contrarian.

The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.

I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track.

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

One of the things that's driving films in a particular direction is that the after market value of them is dropping really fast and in many segments of it, not just DVDs. Pay television is dropping.

Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.

What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.

What I can't figure out is why we're not making more R-rated movies, actually.

My experience is that you can't possibly win against whatever the tidal wave is that's coming at you.

It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.

If the studio wants to spend money on making your movie better, let them.

If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing.

I'm going to tell you a secret:You don't have to believe every thought that pops into your head.

There is nothing that makes me happier than sitting around the dinner table and talking until the candles are burned down.

When we're talking about technology that involves weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, there has to be an element of preemption.

I love being a writer in a medium where they have to ask you, 'Can I change this line?'

A laughing fool ... seems born for nothing but to show his teeth.

Crazy Curran ranked right up there with monsoons, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.

A sneer is often the sign of heartless malignity.

I believe that consistently we need to look for good, and not for evil, that when we look for evil we call up evil, while heaven comes closer when we acknowledge it.

I had always wanted to lend my voice to a character. I did a voice for this video game, called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun.