People like to be able to identify a brand, and I don't really have one.

The Internet is a fantastic, strange place where you can write an open letter and be reasonably assured that people are going to read it.

To be emotionally resilient and to overcome your circumstances, not through fighting, but through being courageous and having endurance was something I thought was of primary importance.

I love being by the ocean. It stills the voices in my head.

Don't you get it? It's the end of the world! That's exactly when you fall in love. When else?

I often make movies that involve depression or deep holes of sadness, although there are also these other great things in 'New Moon,' like this epic set-piece at the end of the film in Italy.

People always want the stars of movies to fall in love with one another.

Modern responses to Cinderella's predicament are interesting. If you're not careful, you'll think, "Well, she's just a big wimp. She should fight for her rights. She should call the government."

I try to put out fires when bizarre rumors get started.

I am a surfer, though quite a poor one.

Having been dumped so many times in my life, I thought I could sympathize with Bellas character.

But witchy magic doesn’t listen to please and pretty please, and anyway, I didn’t really care. I only pretended to care because not caring makes me a monster.

Giving is the only thing that creates wealth.

Translation: I’m an idiot.

How many 'coming men' has one known? Where on earth do they all go to?

There is a case, and a strong case, for that particular form of indolence that allows us to move through life knowing only what immediately concerns us.

I guess you don't make any franchise movies unless the fans are there.

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

The traditional rules for having children are long gone. Some days I feel like the harder choice is to not have a kid.

There's nothing secret about it. Everyone knows that I am waiting for my real parents, the king and queen, to come restore me to my rightful throne.

Humility leads to the highest distinction, because it leads to self-improvement.