The achievement is appreciation. Your ability to be surprised and awed by beauty!

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done

The Alexander Technique has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how good we're going to be received in America because that's where it's most challenging

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge.

The greatest single human gift is the ability to chase down our dreams.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it over people who don't.

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.

Simplify and focus on the good. The beauty of the journey ahead will flourish on its own.

Hands up if you’re ready to do something you’ll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.

There is no aphrodisiac like innocence

The fundamental purpose of the artist is the same as that of a scientist: to state a fact.

I think a woman feels ugly when she's got the wrong man at her side. I've felt ugly and insecure.

Well, I'll tell you, I don't know how aware teenagers are of me. I think it really depends on the teenager and how well-versed in music they are and what kind of music they like.

My home base - pop music and the Catholic Church.

Documentaries are a form of journalism.

All the Ten Commandments and prayer is an acknowledgement of the Almighty God. We will not back down from that.

The way I was singing the songs was jazz