I think I was a militant smoker, and I felt hemmed in by a wall of political correctness and I think I purposely and militantly put the smoking scenes in the movies.

If you want to defend torture, well then go ahead. But please spare me any sermons about the law ever again.

We're in an historic drought, and that demands unprecedented action.

We cannot have a just society that applies the principle of accountability to the powerless and the principle of forgiveness to the powerful. This is the America in which we currently reside.

Who says meritocracy says oligarchy.

California became the last state in the west to regulate groundwater usage. The state's first-ever mandatory water restrictions soon followed.

We now operate in a world in which we can assume neither competence nor good faith from the authorities. The consequences of this simple, devastating realization define American life.

Donald Trump is not going anywhere. And we see as calculated as these are, he has a knack for telling a certain segment of a base what they want.

Climate change is the biggest governing challenge we face. It's the biggest governing challenge I think we've ever faced.

The backlash to [Sarah] Palin's comments was swift, with veterans and veterans' groups criticizing the apparent politicization of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Inequality and hierarchy are natural, but that doesn't mean they are right, that doesn't mean there is isn't a productive tension between those forces and the forces of equality.

Pride cannot be hidden just like humility cannot be faked.

As frustrating as the battle for purity must be, I suppose it's easier if you've got company.

I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.

You gain power by pretending to be weak. By contrast, you make people feel strong. You save people by letting them save you.

I am lucky that the Western world chooses me to play roles in their movies an television, whatever language it may be.

You might be a redneck if you have every episode of Hee Haw on tape.

I 'aint a killer but don't push me.

What happens in the past, is in the past. But don't be surprised if it comes back and haunts you.

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

Evolved creators are just as curious about their failures as they are of their successes.