Oh, readers. If only you knew what we've gone through for you.

...to imitate Western civilization in its spirit, its mode of life and its social organization is impossible without dealing a fatal blow to the very existence of Islam as an ideological proposition.

Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.

I've never been cool and I don't really care about being cool. It's just an awful lot of time and hair gel wasted.

If only life were one long crisis, everyone would be perfect.

Kill them with success and bury them with a big smile

"All stories should be completely planned out from beginning to end."

It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.

When you're making a film, you have an obligation to fill the frame with life.

I'm the guy, I'm kind of like the, uh, Everyman, so I think people just relate to that.

Never connect yourself with the other person's pain. Just hear their need. Leave yourself out of the other person's feelings and needs.