There's definitely something about the acting that's the most fun.

For me, no matter how serious the subject is, when I try to write about it, I have to write about it from a comic point of view. It's just the way it comes out.

It's always hard to analyze what your own style is.

When a woman wins an Oscar for telling a story from a woman's point of view, that's going to be the win. That's the moment.

I'd like to do what I see in my head. I always feel like I'm directing with one hand tied behind my back.

When you tell your dreams you gotta tell people you trust, 'cause sometimes they’ll snatch your dream right away from you.

The people need poetry that will be their own secretTo keep them awake forever, And bathe them in the bright-haired wave of its breathing.

There is no reason to repeat bad history.

I love hearing my audience breathe.

The purpose of truly transcendent art is to express something you are not yet, but something that you can become.

Sure, my uncle killed himself playing Russian Roulette. But I choose to remember him as a great Russian Roulette player.

You never know who’s watching.

I Never Met A Kentuckian Who Wasn't Either Thinking About Going Home Or Actually Going Home

I do not stand on protocol. If you just call me Excellency, it will be okay.

Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs do.