Stop your grinnin and drop your linen

Through readiness and discipline, we are the masters of our fate.

When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.

I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!

Howdy. I'm gonna separate your head from your shoulders. Hope you don't mind none.

You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.

I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

We mystify the art of moviemaking, but it's not amystical science. You take a good screenplay, put a group togetherand you hammer it out.

In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it's all up to you.

Your love is a kind place, and I don't deserve to stay.

The 20th Century proved that there is nothing more dangerous to the health of ethnic minority communities than big government.

If you have no drugs, then you have revolution, and then drugs will be the only thing stopping that.

Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect; they mark our limitations and our bounds. Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries.

To be omnipotent but friendless is to reign.

Few lack talent, but most people lack the vision and perseverance to develop their talents.

God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.

It's unreal. I mean, the dog backflips. It's amazing. Google Jumpy on YouTube - I had seen the dog first and I was like, "Y'all don't even know."

Most people are good at a handful of things and utterly miserable at most.

My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.