You have to be careful of the advice you take.

What I love about writing is the contradictions we all embody as human beings.

If you change the right mind, then that person can perhaps change the world.

Right after we invaded Iraq, I put a sign on my lawn that said "War is not the answer." That sign was either defaced, ripped up, or stolen every week. I had to replace that sign twelve times.

I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's a piece of fiction or it's a small piece of reality. I just look for good story.

You don't make a film because the audience is ready for it. You make a film because you have questions that are in your gut.

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.