The present is a point just passed.

The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn.

This would have once been a place for contemplation. He looked up at the towers surrounding him. Many of the dead bodies had been removed. Their places had been taken by the living.

Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.

Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.

When I see a story, I ask: is this something I'd like to be in? Is this something I'd like to see? And if I'd like to see it, would I like to tell it?

Teach children tolerance. No one need surrender his or her own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.

If you are a writer/director, the [movie] characters are a part of yourself.

Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.

I can't imagine myself blowing up supermarkets!

Instead of going to the gym, I dress in black - a lot more practical and much more fun.

Everyone feels lost and low. It's how a person acts that makes them different.