I think great filmmakers will always talk in terms of storytelling. These guys were always about the story. That is how I love to talk about a film.

My writing is consistently influenced by everything I watched and listened to growing up, so it's just this crazy collage of everything.

A lot of people have said it to me 'You made me cry.' And it was only because I cried myself when I watched the movie.

Never forget to be yourself, and never forget the purpose of your life.

Reflection is the lamp of the heart. If it departs, the heart will have no light.

I think Smalltalk is inappropriate for serious industrial developments. After all, run time is a little late to find out whether you have a landing gear.

Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards.

Government doesn't work. You work, I work, Federal Express works, Microsoft works, the Salvation Army works, Alcoholics Anonymous works, but government doesn't.

I love to compete. I competed in 40-50 matches internationally all across the world. I'm young, I'm healthy, and I love to compete. If I don't compete, I'll get bored.

If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life.

How did I change my life? I wanted things. I wanted women and I wanted to write books.

Write a smart joke and people want to talk about it and keep the dialogue going. Also, if you can make someone laugh, it's a pronouncement that they like you on some level.

Winny and I lived in a house that ran on static electricity. If you wanted to run the blender, you had to rub balloons on your head. If you wanted to cook, you had to pull off a sweater real quick