Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

I think people are universal.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.

Fighting for identity is something that is very much in my life.

Politics is applied anywhere, even in heaven.

In my lifetime I have witnessed far too many miracles to believe in impossibilities, and so I am officially modifying the defini

Growing up, I didn't know my parents were famous. I just thought they knew everybody. Everyone was always saying, 'Hi, Billy,' 'Hi, Christie.' I thought they were just popular.

When I’m taking a picture of Aya Sofia, what counts is the person passing by who stands for life

I did do an American pilot, but it wasnt shot in America, it was shot in South Africa. It was called The Philanthropist, and it was for NBC.

Well, it used to be Kobe Bryant... the second best all time.... now, I have a new favorite player to play against... my former teammate, LeBron James.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

Tonight I can write the saddest lines...Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer and these the last verses that I write for her.

The biggest thing I’ve heard for the last four months is, ‘Thanks for ruining my childhood’.

Don't let your life pass you by, weep not for the memories.