Most of my presumptions about a production are usually wrong.

I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.

All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives.

I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.

Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive.

Our one goal is to give the world a taste of peace, friendship and understanding. Through the visual arts, the art of celebration of life.

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

Before I go off and direct a movie, I always look at four films. They tend to be The Seven Samurai, Lawrence Of Arabia, It's A Wonderful Life and The Searchers.

The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who.

Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about.

I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back.

Nothing's better for art than a little old-fashioned suffering.

Who says you’ll get hurt again?”I pouted. “Have you met you?” “Right.

God does business with those who mean business.

Pop, I'm nothing! I'm nothing, Pop. Can't you understand that? There's no spite in it any more. I'm just what I am, that's all.

We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.

Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.

Evil: That which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake

The passion for doing music, the passion that I have for going out and playing it live - my love for country music is back.

A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.

There is no such thing as a wrong note ... just as long as you're singing along.