People are beautiful wrecks.

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents.

Literally, if someone says I am grounded, everyday I am at home, I actually have my hands in the ground and dirt under my fingernails. I don't have a staff to do it all for me. I still plant a seed and I'm amazed it grows.

Americans are probably more in line than ever before. We're more moderate than we are liberal or conservative.

What does it take to get you to the point where you have to kill your brother? It's biblical, it's huge. It's so personal.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

This is one of the benefits, as well as one of the difficulties of directing a member of your family. You know where the buttons are. You can push them if you want.