When you turn on the news, they don't say, "Hey, 2 Million kids went to school safely today...40,000 flights took place without incident." They don't say that.

I was always getting my way. I was always the guy saying yes or no.

There are are some dirty, greedy people out there, and unfortunately I know some.

We live in a crazy time. Every other week, there's a school shooting. There's always some nutty thing and I've always wanted to kind of understand the crazy.

Hysterically funny, amazingly talented people. That's what I think of when I think of Canada. That, and cold beer. And mountains.

I'm not a perfect song writer, but I am song writing problems with dynamics, instrument change and arrangements.

For many people out there in the world, music is the only thing that gives them relief, so it’s awesome to be a part of that tradition.

You kind of have to have a cynical thing sometimes.

I'm just a proud papa and it's nice to get that validation from my colleagues in the industry. You get up, you pull your pants down and you're like, "Here it is!"

I worked with a lot of different, amazing people, but I was always like, "Dude, I'm sorry, you're going to have to trust me, we've got to do it this way!"

I call my wife and talk to my children four or five times a day. I've surrounded myself with great people and friends, plus I'm always willing to make amends.

Take charge of your life! The tides do not command the ship. The sailor does.

Do not have an attitude, open yourself and focus yourself and express yourself. Reject external form that fails to express internal reality.

The problem with most genre fantasy is that it's not nearly fantastic enough. It's escapist, but it can't escape.

I did not glow with the thrill of battle. Cringe, yes. Glow, no.

There is no space wider than that of grief.

Filmmaking is something I have to do. It's not something I particularly want to do.

As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.

The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.

Japan's experience suggests the importance of assessing the sustainability of price stability over a fairly long period, which many central banks have emphasized in recent years.

Everything is tedious when one does not read with the feeling of the Author.