The most important thing is the story. Not the script, but the story.

It wasn't easy once I started running 20th Century Fox. There were a lot of eyebrows raised, and it wasn't easy, that transition, because, you know, I had big shoes to fill and I was very young, 27.

Star quality is one of the most difficult things to describe. It emanates from the person, and he may not even understand it himself. It's a quality that separates the star from the rest of us.

These days, right now, these are the good old days. I've always approached it that way. That's why I'm still working. I'm not the guy who is ready to sit by the pool.

It would have been impossible to get 'The Verdict' off the ground without Paul Newman obviously, but today without any star, kind of a dramatic piece would be very tough.

I think the executives at the studios today realize that it's easier and safer to go the - to some known territory which is a remake of a successful film. It's less chancy than taking a fresh idea.

These last few years, working with Tim Burton, it's been the best time I've ever had.

The Sound of Music' did more damage to the industry than any other picture. Everyone tried to copy it. We were the biggest offenders.

I had a tough time 12 years ago getting 'Driving Miss Daisy' off the ground. Today, it would be impossible.

An empowered life begins with serious personal questions about oneself. Those answers bare the seeds of success.

First law: The pesticide paradox. Every method you use to prevent or find bugs leaves a residue of subtler bugs against which those methods are ineffective.

The mark of a good team is how it reacts when things aren't going in its favor.

I'm always writing at night - things I would change, things I would do differently. When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.

We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.

When you get so tired that you realize you cannot generate righteousness, come on back and I'll tell you about a gift.

Jesus, in His earth walk, was the will of God in action. If you want to know what God thinks about sickness - look at Jesus! He went about healing the sick!

Historically, if you look at great civilizations, why do they crumble? Is it because of what's outside or because of something internal? It's always internal. It is.

I lost a company. So what? It's just stuff. Can't take it with you.

Oh no, the dead have risen and they're voting Republican.