It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?

I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than those of humans.

Bull markets are great, but they breed complacency. Bear markets can be energizing. Instead of fretting over the decline in your net worth, think opportunistically about all those bargains - and the potential gains when, inevitably, a bull market returns.

Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.

Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me.