Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Lose the chrome-plated sissy pistol and get yourself a Glock.

I always told my children when they whined... Only the boring are bored.

What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area.

All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.

I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in it.

Ethnic stereotypes are boring and stressful and sometimes criminal. It's just not a good way to think. It's non-thinking. It's stupid and destructive.

Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow

The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face.

Access to unlimited funds by a government, not surprisingly, leads to an unlimited government.

If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.

I just love my age. I really do. I feel like once I hit 40, I felt free to be me.

One forgets the fear of heights when one cannot fall

I have had so many bad auditions.

The wonderful fortune of some writers deludes and leads to misery a great number of young people.

Filmmakers are anxious about what other people are working on.

The state of matrimony is the chief in the world after religion; but people shun it because of its inconveniences, like one who, running out of the rain, falls into the river.

It was an act of devotion. A little like writing or loving someone — it doesn’t always feel worthwhile, but not giving up somehow creates unexpected meaning over time.

I like drawing. I like to spend the day drawing, the process is important for me. Drawing is a just a pleasure and it's nice to keep it going.