'Forrest Gump' was great, it was fabulous. It lasted much longer than anybody thought, and brought me a degree of attention that no human being on the face of the planet deserves.

Audiences crave something they've never seen before. That's what they want. They want to be dazzled. They want to go in either to have their expectations blown out of the water, or have no expectations and are dazzled by the decisions that we filmmakers made.

The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie.

Dear God, thank you for my life. I forgot how big and wonderful it is.

I have a woman who teaches me what love is every day. Maybe that sentiment is possible to fake, but for me it's really true.

I think it's better to feel good than to look good.

Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.