I mean, it's weird because people lately have been coming up to me and going, 'Oh, my God. '300' is huge.' I'm like, 'Really? It's not done yet!

When Reality is a prison, Your mind can set you free.

There's very few dork movies made by dorks.

We've tried as hard as we can into keep the ideas intact in the hail storm that is Hollywood, so, whether he is or not, I'm personally proud of what I've been able to jam down their throats.

The eyes get lost in 3-D. With 3-D, your eyes are looking for the plane of focus, right? And the problem is, when you do quick cuts, your eyes can't find it.

I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.

My mom always encouraged me, it was never weird. She'd look at 'Heavy Metal' and go 'Woo-hoo!'

It's difficult to find a movie that feels true to itself. You feel the hand of Hollywood, the moviemaking by committee, on everything.

I write in a pretty straightforward way. I kind of sit down at page one and start writing.

It's more like Christmas, you know, when you get a shot in that looks great and it's exactly what you want. It's a great feeling, and there's nothing like it.

When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.

Even I, as sick as I am, I would never be you. Even I, sick and depraved, a traveler to the grave, I would never be you.

Where beams of imagination play, The memory's soft figures melt away.

You like playing with fire?”“Yes. It is my favorite element.” She extracted her arm from his grip and stepped inside the elevator

If we reduced the amount we spend on maintaining our nuclear weapons by a small fraction, we could reallocate those funds to improve kids' health care and schooling.

What makes Existence really nice Is Virtue--with a dash of Vice.

It's the guided thought that conquers; not the guided missile.

Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there.

Education makes a man a more intelligent shoemaker, if that be his occupation, but not by teaching him how to make shoes; it does so by the mental exercise it gives, and the habits it impresses.

I had the most fantastic time filming 'Downton.'

When all benefits are promised by the state, nobody need feel grateful for them.