If I don’t talk about my religion, if I say I’m not discussing it or different humanitarian things I’m working on, they’re like, “He’s avoiding it.” If I do talk about it, it becomes, “Oh, he’s proselytizing.”

When you become successful in any type of life, there are people who are not contributing to the motion.

Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it will be a blast. If it doesn't, it's still been a blast.

Emotions kick up. You try not to kick things up, but you go through things you can't help.

Stanley Kubrick was very selective when he went into a close-up. Every director has his taste in a performance, but Stanley would explore a scene to find what was most interesting for him.

I disagree with people who think you learn more from getting beat up than you do from winning.

Someday. That's a dangerous word. It's really just a code for 'never'.