There's nothing better than having a collaborator that you have a great shorthand with and a great comfort with who's shepherding the project along. I mean, that's the best thing that can happen in cinema where there's many cooks in the kitchen.

It's absurd that we're so quick to criticize Muslims for being fundamentalist when Christians can be just as extreme and fanatical and frightening.

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

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

I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their loves, their hates, their passions; they're all right there on the surface.

It's not easy to follow Jesus' example, and if you go to church it doesn't mean you're automatically doing it.

To be honest, I think that Republicans love terrorism.