I've never been shocked by anything on television, except the news.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I love New York. It's kind of perfect. I'm in New York part of the time and in L.A. part of the time. That's always been a goal, to be bicoastal in a real way.

I think we need to tell stories that reflect our world.

I did Chekhov's Three Sisters once. Two months in, I remember going, "Human beings shouldn't be forced to do or watch this play every night." It's so dark and so bottomless.

Normally when you're promoting something a lot, sometimes you get tired.

Though there is something cruel about being in Hawaii and you have a computer in front of you the whole time.

I always go to bed thinking I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

There's a logic to dreams that doesn't necessarily follow linear narrative. You don't know why things happen, it's your subconscious pushing you, to give you information.

Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual.

I've always been pretty happy with my style. I've been wearing tapered jeans since 1980 something.

The ''good-enough marriage'' is definitely not good enough for today's singles. We're not content to marry someone who happens to live down the street and gets along okay with our parents.

No amount of belief makes something a fact.

Taking care of yourself isn’t about trying to become perfect. It’s about realizing and honouring, in every moment, thatyou already are.

But at what age are you forgiven your trespasses?

Quebec is the original heart the hardest and deepest kernel the core of first time. All round nine other provinces form the flesh of this still-bitter fruit called Canada.

You think that enlightenment is something other than what is happening right now. This is your primary mistake.

Mass entertainment in America has been dominated for a long time by the mode of documentary realism.

Most people will not do the hard work it takes to make success easy. Don't be like most people.

From time to time historians need to be shocked.

I don't think you need $35 million bucks to make a movie. I think what people should do is make a lot more movies for a lot less money. You can really do it.