I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next.

Lose the chrome-plated sissy pistol and get yourself a Glock.

I always told my children when they whined... Only the boring are bored.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area.

All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.

I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in it.

Ethnic stereotypes are boring and stressful and sometimes criminal. It's just not a good way to think. It's non-thinking. It's stupid and destructive.

Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow

The hours wear on, while the surreal atmosphere of the asylum does not wear off.

I should have known it. You still have those chocolate-kiss eyes.

The difference between where you are today and where you'll be five years from now will be found in the quality of books you've read.

Reach Up Your Hand... and take a star.

I can't think of a more natural experience in my entire life than playing with Mike Dean, Woody Weatherman again. I really learned how to play with them in terms of drumming.

A lot of the time you just have to follow your creative muse and do what you think is best for the story.

I hope I can help guys come out and say, 'All right, dude, I got a manicure...and I liked it.'

the first day i shot dope was on a sunday. i had just come home from church got mad at my mother cuz she got mad at me. u dig?

We must diligently strive to make our young men decent, God-fearing, law-abiding, honor-loving, justice-doing and also fearless and strong.

When I think of 'influence', I think of 'influenza', like somebody's picked up a germ.