As Daniel Levitin writes, our brain is a "giant pattern detector." If we read something that coincides with what we already believe we're more likely to give it credence, while the opposite is not true.

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.

Muslims, who have a completely different value system, come to the West, then they should accept that there are certain basic values in the West intrinsic to our culture. Just as I wouldn't suggest that any Westerner walk down the streets of Saudi Arabia in a bikini.

I think it takes a long time, as you get older, to realize just how crazy the world is, just how ridiculous it all is.

I was a terrible dancer. I dance like an Englishman.

Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!

Sci-fi has never really been my bag. But I do believe in a lot of weird things these days, such as synchronicity. Quantum physics suggests it's possible, so why not?