Unfortunately, when you're the king of the hill, there's really only one way to go, and that's down.

The life of a character doesn't just exist between action and cut.

I don't take a scene or word for granted.

Tarantino and Jackson is like Scorsese and DeNiro, and their silent communication.

I'm not good at telling a joke, but I can say a line in a certain way that makes people uncomfortable because they don't know whether to laugh or not, and I love that comedy.

The guy who kills 38 people is not the guy you'd want to have over at Thanksgiving.

If you ever get the opportunity to work with Quentin Tarantino, you had better believe that it will be an experience of extremes.

But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.

'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.

I aimlessly travel, meaning I have no agenda other than to get small in the world, be quiet and observe people.

I think I've made a career out of making despicable people likable.

Friendship is the best kind of ship.

Scripture, empowered by God’s Spirit, is the instrument that brings people to salvation.

You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity.

I hate acting classes. I did a few, but I've always hated acting classes. I prefer to just watch a movie or watch TV and take it from there.

when one went fishing in information networks, one also became fish food.

On a film set, we're all glorified troubleshooters, really, as directors. It's not if a problem arises. It's when.

Of all the fire mountains which like beacons, once blazed along the Pacific Coast, Mount Rainier is the noblest.

Compromise is what it's got to be all about when you're governing, because no one is ever going to have a big enough majority to just do what they want to do all the time.

The greatest crime of welfare isn't that it's a waste of money, but that it's a waste of people.