I come from the school of That Horse is Not Dead.

I'm lucky enough to be able to make only movies I'm interested in seeing. That has to be an instinctive thrust. The audience knows when you're faking it. They can hang any kind of moniker they want on me.

Being politically correct means always having to say you're sorry. Believe me, the power and pleasure and the emotion of this moment is a constant speed of light.

The average movie set is the least political arena on Earth. Nobody bothers talking about politics because, one, we all love the job so much. You don't talk about current events. You talk about old show business stories and whether or not there's gonna be French onion dip at the craft services table that day.

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.

There was nothing to react to except wind and trees [in Cast Away]. It was like making a silent movie.

People ask me all the time, "What kind of father are you?" I won't know until my kids are grown.