The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.

You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I've only ever had one.

If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid. 

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

You feed your depressive thoughts through overthinking.

National interest and the interest of the people in power may be at loggerheads at times.

Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.

Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.