I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.

Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.

I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it.

An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return.

I am not a hugely religious person, but I believe that there is a oneness with everything. And because there is this oneness, it is possible that my mother is the principal reason for my life.