Young film makers should learn how to deal with the money and learn how to deal with the power structure. Because it is like a battle.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

As a child I had terrible asthma.

More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Always stay open to surprise.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye.

Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused.

You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.

If Kyle Korver blocks your shot there should be a penalty box you should go to!

You spend very little time in the present moment. Reality exists only in the present moment. Therefore you spend very little time in reality.

Prayer is no substitute for work; equally true is it that work is no substitute for prayer.

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

And when you feel the heat, the world is at your feet.

It's so crucial to really get a good handle on what's getting in the way of the kid completing a homework assignment. It can be so many things.

I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now.