If you are succesfull for 20 years, you can't expect to stay on the same level all through that period. A career has its ups and downs and in-betweens.

In my freshman year in high school, I went to the only public high school in Boston with a theatre program.

I didn't have big movie offers, or any big agents wanting to work with me. I had to go grassroots, start at the bottom and go on 150 auditions before someone finally gave me a shot

The food in Europe is pretty disappointing. I like fried chicken. But other than that Europe is great.

Ultimately in the end, it's the director's choice

We're entertainers, while people want us to be gods.

I wish I was a guy who could have pancakes and bacon and cheesy eggs, but I'd curl up and pass out. I gotta start healthy or I'll be off the rails all day.

What's important is self-appreciation

I love the rush of being creative. I really think I live for it.

For young filmmakers, Saw is a perfect film. It doesn't cost the GNP of almost every country of the world.

I try to ground most of my characters in reality somehow. That's kind of what I bring to the table.

One of the major differences I see in the political climate today is that there is less collective support for coming to critical consciousness – in communities, in institutions, among friends.

So help me, if something crawls out of one of these bags, I will castrate you.”“I bet you’d love that.”-Emma and Jackson

The first man is of the earth earthy.

Out where the handclasp's a little stronger Out where the smile dwells a little longer That's where the West begins.

Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.

We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with.... Oh that God would make us dangerous!

The first step in providing economic equality for women is to ensure a stable economy in which every person who wants to work can work.

Each conquest of distance reveals greater distance.

Have you ever been tempted to start your own business? First read this cautionary tale, especially if you think your ideas come from God.

Have charity towards all beings. Pity those who are in distress. Love all creatures. Do not be jealous of anyone. Look not to the faults of others.