I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a real person.

Something impacts me emotionally, art is a kind of outlet, and I figure it's the same for a lot of artists. The way my mind deals with things is cinematic.

I think a lot of the source of how people are treated depends on the fact if someone recognizes them as a human being or not, you know what I mean?

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Money never goes out of fashion.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Our fathers waged a bloody conflict with England, because they were taxed without being represented. This is just what unmarried women of property are now.

I do get flak for the lack of romance in my stories.

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

Somebody can become a celebrity for being stupid. That is what it's turned into

We are all created to be miserable, and that we all know it, and all invent means of deceiving each other. And when one sees the truth, what is one to do?

You can see exile as loss, and then it will be a loss for you. You can treat it as opportunity and then all kinds of benefits accrue.

You should never ask God to do what He has said He’s already done, and you should never ask God to do what He has told you to do.