Storytelling excites me. Nothing gets me more juiced up than having an impact on people.

Persistence and discipline. Without those two, you have nothing, no matter how talented you are.

I don't think I'm ever afraid, but I doubt myself often. Because of that doubt, I constantly strive to make myself better.

My best business decision was becoming a writer as well as a director, and learning all aspects of the filmmaking craft. My worst business decision was licensing music that I don't own.

We grow apart because we grow in different stages and not all of our stages align.

In God, happiness and purposeful work are a package deal.

Fear ends where love begins.

You cannot live with a paw in each world.

I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.

Housewives are dependent creatures who are still children…parasites.

I finally stopped complaining about 'Why isn't everybody else making me what I want to be?' You can't rely solely on your agent or your managers to educate people as to who you are.

We may not understand His Will for us in time, but in eternity the veil will be drawn and we shall see that He acted only for our happiness.

You don't forget the movies, but you forget the details of them.

It’s time to close the books on infectious diseases, declare the war against pestilence won, and shift national resources to such chronic problems as cancer and heart disease.