As human beings, we are nothing but the stories we live and die by — so you’d better be careful what stories you tell yourself.

It’s better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

I didn't come to Hollywood to be subservient to anyone else's vision.

We live in a culture that has a real hard time distinguishing fiction from reality. Even when they're told something is fiction.

I don't think you can create effectively toward expectation. I'm not in the service business.

Often, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life.

I find the constraints of drama actually freeing: It brings everything down to character and action.