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

Some of Jimmy Stewart's performance in 'It's A Wonderful Life' is some of the most disturbing performance he ever did, when he falls apart and when he breaks down.

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.

It's a closing of the mind that happens when you want to be lazy and go with the easiest answers, like the media do all the time in their sound bytes.

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

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