Werewolves and silver bullets!” Shakespeare coughed a quick laugh and shook his head. “Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Follow the path of your aroused thought, and you will soon meet this infernal inscription: There is nothing so beautiful as that which does not exist.

We must succeed and finish our course with joy

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Silence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking, that's when you've lost them.

To me, it's important to preserve proximity to the people. I wouldn't do anything pretentious, and nothing that hurts the people who voted for me. Triumphalism isn't my thing.

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes.

The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.

As an artist, I can't be responsible for how people interpret material.

I write my scripts short and they develop on the set, which I have found a far better premise both economically and practically.

A lot of people think they're born for themselves; I don't think that. I believe that we're here to help other people all the way through.