If you look at all the movies that have made tons of money, almost all of them are great movies. Even Titanic. I think Titanic is a great movie.

Even today, in our progressive times, in most movies that come out, the men have to have biceps and the women have to be thin or something.

My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing what used to be a monologue to become a dialogue. I think that's healthy.

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

The Sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.

The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.

If you know which way the current is going, you can use it to your advantage.

The Internet is allowing us to get back to what's really more natural, which is that storytelling is a shared thing. It's our natural way to be communal.

When I was Younger, I wanted to be something.Now, I just want to be younger.

It’s your hero complex, isn’t it? You should see someone about that.” “Right after I get my head examined.

I love it. It's all good to me. Whether I'm performing in New York, L.A., Columbus or Des Moines, I give 110 percent every night.

I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.

In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity.

I'm being all of me, and it feels stupendous. I don't want to leave this feeling.

I'm very dedicated to the things I do.

The upper 1 percent, the people down on Wall Street, the corporate executives, they're the people that control this economy.

People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.

We don't work for each other, We work with each other.

The reason music became so powerful to our generation is that it's art you can consume in your car, and we were driving around a lot.