There's no harmony in most people in a way, and I'm attracted to it, and I think it makes for good storytelling.

Cat lovers turn into cat collectors.

When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the city collapse around me forced me to grasp something many people miss: the fragility of peace.

Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game, and part of it is always a game of trust.

She is such a scene-stealer. She's got these lashes and big eyes, and when she walks on to the set everybody just says "ooh."

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

I was just a quiet kid, really. I wasn't the class clown at all.

If you're working on a movie, you want it to be projected on the largest tapestry possible, and the sound to be perfect, and for that kind of communal experience of the movies to take place for it.

I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role.

I've never had a clear road map. When things come along, I benefit.

I can't not find humor in elements of most parts of life, but at the same time nothing ever seems perpetually funny to me.

Making friends is not a big deal. Replacing me with them after talking to them for only one bloody day is a big deal.

Your healthy self-esteem is one of the most significant and powerful drivers in your life. It drives your perceptions, attitudes, opinions, relationships, communications, and your decisions.

The game isn't big enough unless it scares you a little. Cmdr. William Riker

An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand.

personally I don't trust literature that soothes people's consciences.

A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.

I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s.

The key to happiness doesn't lay in numbers in a bank account but in the way we make others feel.

For the most part people are not curious except about themselves.

Coaching is preparation.