I smile. I smile all the time, but you're just not around to see it these days".

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.

When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants.

I'm actively looking for things to direct again. I had such an amazing experience on this. I really am spoiled.

I was working with David Warner and John Rhys-Davies, who is from the Indiana Jones movies.He's a very strong, strong presence, and so I had to assert myself.

Character is "a stamp of good repute on a person."

Best advice that I ever got is to do whatever it takes to make myself happy, so that I'll be able to make others happy. If I'm not happy, I can't make other people happy.

The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind, it comes from within the hearts of the actors.

My dad is a great manager. He's not just competent - he's very clever.

In fact, I'm softer than I've ever been, including that unfortunate semester in high school when I simultaneously discovered Krispy Kreme and pot.

The quest for homeland security is heading ... toward the quasi-militarization of everyday life ... If danger might lurk anywhere, maybe everything must be protected and policed.