I've noticed that sometimes when you keep things a little smaller, it's easier to focus on the creative aspects of what you're doing.

I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.

Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted.

It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.

I'm not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I'm a total failure.

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

I saw the main character played by Mads Mikkelsen, and he's amazing. Hannibal had that going for it.

I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.

Right now is a very interesting time because of the digital cameras, and the fact that you can edit anywhere. It's a great time to be a filmmaker, is a great time to be starting off.

The history of the failure of war can almost be summed up in two words: too late.

Words are prophesy. Prophesy positive words into your life.

In today’s saturated marketplace, you’ll go nowhere selling a “bunch of features.” We are in the business of disrupting the market with brands that matter.

A five-word sentence that could change the world tomorrow is "What would love do now?"

Im not an American but I have always had the outsiders respect for the American people and the American way.

I don’t care if the cat is black or white, I just want it to kill the mice.

I don't like to say mean things about people's hard work.

I know that if I scare myself once a day, I'm a better person.

I dont want to show clothes, I want to show my attitude, my past, present and future. I use memories and future visions and try to place them in todays world.

Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.