I got a nomination for director, which means the world to me; it's just the most exciting thing for me and my family. You do the good hard work, and the rest of it is something you shouldn't get too caught up in, but when it happens - boy! I respect it.

I think if religion closes discussion or exchange of ideas or curiosity about other views, it's not true to its core.

When most people turn on their TVs, they don't expect a frank discussion of philosophical ideas in their practical context. Or any context.

It's my experience that endings are never easy, and I think I'm not alone among filmmakers or writers in this.

I think sometimes you have to handle things delicately at work or at home. You know, you can find yourself in situations that are like opening a closet filled with bowling balls that are going to fall out of it, but if you handle things graciously, then that's not going to happen.

I think I land somewhere between Scorsese and Capra in what I'm drawn to emotionally; I'm drawn to very intense emotion. Capra freaked people out when they saw Jimmy Stewart lose it in 'It's a Wonderful Life.

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