I'm really just using the mirror to summon something I don't even know until I see it.
It's really hard to make an original movie of any kind that succeeds in the theatrical market place, in the wide release market place.
I kinda always wanted to be a tenor player, but I'm a small guy, and tenor was just too big.
God's command 'Go ye, and preach the gospel to every creature' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant.
Furthermore, it is significant that the marked characteristics of this race are being here emphasized most.
The city has become a serious menace to our civilization... It has a peculiar attraction for the immigrant.
There are no more new worlds. The unoccupied arable lands of the earth are limited, and will soon be taken.
My early prose style - this is so embarrassing - was sort of a suburban, Presbyterian knockoff of Woody Allen.
Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of peace in myself. Because that's my job. It's no one else's.
I think if you look at exactly where you are, you can't really focus without looking back and forward at the same time.
There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!
If there's a British film in the marketplace that is successful on a worldwide basis - whether it's 'A Room with a View,' 'Four Weddings' or 'The Full Monty' - money follows, and everyone tries to emulate that success.
I think that people need to become more educated about money. We need to stop creating systems that benefit only the most-cutthroat sharks.
I never cared about money or fame, and I don't care now. I follow the groove, and money always follows.
I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the games so why risk?
Most people think of cinematographers as choosing subjects of an epic nature to show off what they do - big, sweeping images of war or pageantry.
It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.
I've made four films about the destructive nature of relationships, of secrets and lies, and I think I'm no longer interested in that subject - which is a wonderful relief.
When a dragonfly flutters by, you may not realize, but it's the greatest flier in nature. It can hover, fly backwards, even upside down.
Deregulation created this epidemic of greed which according to the rules of capitalism was OK. Beyond that there was criminal behaviour. There have been no repercussions and it's hard to make your peace with.
For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.
