When I direct and have to look at filmed scenes of myself, I suck.

The basic quality that any great story must have is a story that illustrates the human condition.

Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!

Acting is easier - writing is more creative. The lazy man vies with the industrious.

Mysteries simply are a feast for an active mind. And while in my lifetime I've seen science make extraordinary inroads into solving the most complex questions of life, after all this time I admit that I am thrilled that there are some things that forever will remain a mystery. For example, do I wear a toupee?

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility.

The ability to breathe the air and drink the water will be what the wars will be about from here on in. And it's coming with alarming rapidity.