It was like bouncing tennis balls off a mystery piece of furniture and deducing, from the direction in which the balls ricocheted, whether it was a chair or a table or a Welsh dresser.

Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been writing your story and it's time you took the pen from his hand and started writing it yourself.

The only thing necessary for evil to conquer is for us and those like us to do nothing.

Live in the moment but just be mindful that you are working towards something.

If you don't seize the opportunity, how do you know what will happen? Sometimes you have to take the chance

In an ideal world, entertainment would be regarded as what it is - entertainment - and wouldn't be valued more heavily than education, than science, than environmental awareness.

A good teacher is one who can understand those who are not very good at explaining, and explain to those who are not very good at understanding.

I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East.

'Juno' really changed things for me and I get a lot of screenplays come in now, but I like to self-generate and I like to kind of pursue my own ideas. And I think the more personal the better.

Amiability is the redeeming quality of fools.

Racism is the snobbery of the poor.