People who try to be nice are false. They're liars. You should never force your behavior to be a certain way. You should just be. Maybe it's not going to be nice, but at least it'll be honest.

People can be cruelest to those they love.

Love was like the waves in the sea, gentle and good sometimes, rough and terrible at others, but that it was endless and stronger than the sky and earth and everything in between.

You can't be miserable when you're running. It's such a simple and pure way to feel alive.

We all have the potential to do terrible things. But we also have the potential to overcome our mistakes.

How do you restart something that had never been turned off?

Because people are more than emotions. People have thoughts and reasons for doing things.

Fear is dangerous. It sparks violence much faster than anger.

An oath is a promise-and a promise can be made regardless of feeling.

If there was no fear, how could there be comfort? Or courage?

A good dream was something you clung to until the last moment before waking.

Lincoln once said that America was founded on a proposition that was written by Jefferson in 1776. We are really founded on an argument about what that proposition means.

Entertainment provides relief. Art provokes engagement.

Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts

America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist.

I've tried not to get sucked into the Hollywood hierarchy system. Personally, I don't like it when people are deferential to me because I'm an established filmmaker. It's a blue-collar sensibility.

The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.

Taking chances on opportunities, even if they aren't right for you, gives you a clearer picture of where you want to go with your life and career.

Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations.

What does Sunday, the day of the Lord, mean for us? It is a day for rest and for family, but first of all a day for Him.

Freud was a hero. He descended to the Underworld and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone.