What do we have in life, really? If we're lucky we get to a certain age, and we have each other. We have the food we like. We have our crazy little rituals. And we have each other.

The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That's how I feel now, no matter what you're doing.

Anything you could ever want or be you already have and are.

The holy trifecta of directing and filmmaking is character emotion, camera movement and music. When you hit those three, that's magical. That's what I'm trying to do.

I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.

There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got.

You know, veterans come home and they may not be bipolar, but after they've been through a war with PTSD or a head injury, their families have a handful when they come home.

That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being human.

The idea that anyone would think their religious ideas make them morally superior is just preposterous.

The gift of life is the gift to suffer sometimes and to embrace it, heartbreak and all.

There's always hope. Never give up. Walk slowly and drink lots of water. It ain't a sprint.

Kashays [anger-pride-deceit-greed] will not leave by suppressing them, they go away through Gnan (Enlightened Knowledge).

I like performing because it's direct contact with live people. I write a good deal of the time but that's introspective creation rather than interaction.

Happiness is a necessity. It’s not a thing money can buy but a feeling that comes from within.

You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play.

I certainly think Obama is the most hopeful president I've seen in the country since John Kennedy.

The real advantage for me is that I have the opportunity to lead worship every Sunday.

The photogram, or camera-less record of forms produced by light, which embodies the unique nature of the photographic process, is the real key to photography.

Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you dont need to do anything to Shakespeare.

I think my father would give me the Department of the Interior because of my love of the outdoors, so we can get that going.

I have the same confidence in the ability of our people to reject noxious literature as I have in their capacity to sort out the true from the false in theology, economics, or any other field.