People who come to see my movies, you're coming to see a drama masquerading as a genre piece.

Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.

You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it safe. You just can't.

Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, where only singular people will put films out in a small group of theaters.

My biggest fear in life is to be average.

Is it possible that there are no coincidences?

When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.

I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite.

There are scenes that were right on the edge, but I always try to err on non-indulgence. It's something that I'm very careful about, that I'm just leaning too hard into something.

Sometimes we do not do things that we wish to do, so others will not know that we wish to do them.

When you find your voice, your life takes on grace.

Food, " I suggested. "Sleep. That's what I need. To get the hell away from here."Cole frowned at me, as if I'd suggested "ducks" and "yoga".

Grudge no expense-yield to no opposition-forget fatigue-till by the strength of prayer and sacrifice the spirit of love shall have overcome.

What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.

I remember the very first suit I bought. It was a three-piece denim suit with bell-bottoms.

I was always sad as a child, for as long as I can think back. I hated crowds of people, and used to sit in a corner by myself, just thinking.

Lord, reserve for me a crown, And do not let my shares go down.

You don't drink and smoke that much, and womanize that much, unless you really want to be punished, I think.

One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected.

God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but that he may raise again.