There is no shame in ignorance before a higher power but there is shame in arrogance.

Prayer or worship does not therefore grant a free pass to selfishness ...

In many ways a child has actually re-educated the parents upon arrival into their lives - when else do adults take the time to appreciate acorns or clouds?

No matter your circumstance, there is hope, strength, and courage to be found.

Each today, well-lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this one day, for it and it alone is life.” —Sanskrit poem

It is inconceivable to me that a million or three million or half a million human beings will think and feel precisely the same way on any single subject.

I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age.

Overloading attention shrinks mental control. Life immersed in digital distractions creates a near constant cognitive overload. And that overload wears out self-control.

Two years ago, I shot 'Pillars of the Earth' in Budapest - it was a big part, but I had a lot of time to sit around and visit cafes.

See Spot run!' is a perfect sentence in some ways. But I doubt the critics would say it was.

Most of my career I've spent really nervous. Just about work, getting work and having it in.

The will of the people shall be the law of the land

We havent done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the 90s, but they failed.