My job has always been to hold a mirror up to nature.

When you're on the open sea and you drop 10, 12 feet and your stomach goes up around your neck - that's when you have problems.

I hope my kids understand that they're not operating in a normal world. And yet there are principles they have to adhere to that are normal - like decency, choosing between right and wrong, and honesty. That's important stuff, whether you're flying first-class or not.

You don't necessarily go in to talk to the person to try to find some secret key to the lock.

What we're doing with Band of Brothers is trying to put it into human terms, so it is not just a flickering, black and white myth on a screen, it is a resonant story. I want the audience to recognize themselves in these men. They're not just mythic heroes.

I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me.

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