I often shoot with scissors in my eyes.

You can disguise any set with lights and shadows.

[on his use of tracking shots throughout his 50-year career] There's always a certain amount of camera improvisation.

The calling of an author is more than just to entertain, but also to share ones experiences with the world.

We must all rise to the challenge to demonstrate that security and prosperity in the Internet age are not only compatible with liberty, they ultimately depend on it.

When I do a political movie, I do a political movie.

America is divided by economics, and we as Americans, we've got to do a better job of supporting poor people.

Let the world change you and you can change the world

I'm so glad I'm not 20 years old anymore. I was in a hurricane. I'm a lot calmer now. I don't cause destruction for myself and others everywhere I go.

Sometimes the unexpected happens when you don't expect a person to come up to expectations.

When you focus on a chakra, it's very easy to bring subtle physical energies into your consciousness.

Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven’t been.

A great state is a well-blended mash of something of all the people and all of none of the people. The liquor of statecraft is distilled from the mash you got.