Movies are movies. Some bend light through a lens. Some create moving images virtually. At the end of the day, movies are movies.

Understand life's mysteries, - as mysteries to be lived.

We don't function well as human beings when we're in isolation.

As a filmmaker, you're always supposed to be with your characters, in all movies, even if they're villains.

You can't legislate sobriety.

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

The thing that's interesting about wire walking is that we never get to see it other than looking up. It's like a circus thing. It's a guy on a wire.

I'm addicted to documentaries. That's all I watch on television.

We are ultimately alone in that we are ultimately responsible for ourselves.

I could never be like Hitchcock and do only one kind of movie. Anything that's good is worthwhile.

Until you become who you are supposed to become, you will never live how you are supposed to live. Start acting like who you are supposed to become and not who you are now

Mackenzie glanced through the glass doors. It was dark outside, except for the dim light from the front entrance. A night breeze swooshed leaves throughout the parking lot.

Without loyalty all the training in the world is useless. Worse than useless.

The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith?

Humor is proof that everything is going to be all right with God nevertheless.

My perspective is if you're not willing to be called a few names to help out your country, you don't care enough.

Literature is the most beautiful of countries

It's very shocking for me to see pictures from my win here in 2008. I aged.

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.