I've sworn off agnosticism, which I now call cowardly atheism. I've come to the position that in the complete absence of any supporting data whatsover for the persistence of the individual in some spiritual form, it is necessary to operate under the provisional conclusion that there is no afterlife and then be ready to amend that if I find out otherwise.

Jack: Where to, Miss? Rose: To the stars.

The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.

I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.

It took me a long time to realize that you have to have a bit of an interlanguage with actors. You have to give them something that they can act with.

If it was up to the studio, everything would be shot with a camcorder.

Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.