If people lose their land, they have nothing. You lose your land - you lose your culture, you lose self.

My life is pretty simple and normal.

I'm rarely in a situation where, if you have a good idea, it's not embraced. That's stupid. And I don't work with stupid people.

The drive for happiness is vital; it's what keeps us in motion.

I haven't worked with people who are jealous or competitive. That's a particularly deadly attitude to have when you're working on a film.

If you have a built-in level of respect and trust and openness to essentially be yourself, it allows for a deeper uncensored communication [with your partner].

America has never paid any attention to other people, so it's absurd for Bush to say that it's all in the best interests of the Iraqi people.