I used to do a stunt in almost every movie. When I became an executive, all the insurance guys freaked out.

The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.

I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track.

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

One of the things that's driving films in a particular direction is that the after market value of them is dropping really fast and in many segments of it, not just DVDs. Pay television is dropping.

Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.

What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.

What I can't figure out is why we're not making more R-rated movies, actually.

My experience is that you can't possibly win against whatever the tidal wave is that's coming at you.

It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.

If the studio wants to spend money on making your movie better, let them.

Life is a reality.

Removing a diamond on a rock is painful but it's more painful when it loses its value when it's not cherished, let alone shaping.

With improved historical records, and easier access to them, we actually have better reasons for hating one another, for anger and violence toward one another.

Nicklaus at the 86 Masters. At his age, with his game at the time.

It gets a little bit troublesome when you have something that's overcompressed that shouldn't be.

When you wear a bow tie, doors open for you.

What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked. "A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.

Certainly within any decadent period, you would probably find the purest expressions of conviction, and I do not see that in many of the people I know.

If you have a footprint, be happy, because it means that you aren't a shadow!

Don't think that even an engineer, when he buys a motor, takes it to bits to scrutinize it. Even he as a specialist buys from the external appearance. A motor ought to look like a birthday present.