When a defining moment comes along, you define the moment, or the moment defines you.

When you start searching for your name, you might be thrilled with what a lot of people say and it just takes one person. And it can hurt your feelings, but I have been aware of the fan bases and stuff like that and realize how deeply involved they are.

Great stories don't often make great movies. Its' a crafted art form.

When you try to portray people's lives, you try to make sure you don't portray them as clowns and that you give them a level of dignity. You don't try to change their persona, but you try to understand that they had unique problems, set in a century that you don't live.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Sometimes we worry about the things that you know that matter the least and don't focus on the things that matter the most.

Life's better when it's fun. Boy, that's deep, isn't it?