If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.
Having done a Dogme film taught me the beauty of simplicity and austerity.
We all have to find beauty within us, as opposed to just our exterior.
There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time!
No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
Saturday morning, you knew what was cool by what was on 'Soul Train.'
You can go home with a lot of money with absolutely no skill.
My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer.
You have to keep going and pursue your dreams.
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.
I'm loving 'We Are Young,' by Fun. Really gets the morning rockin' to a great start.
But what is of great importance to me is observation of the movement of colors.
One great building does not make a great city.
My two great loves when I'm shooting are working with great actors and composing images.
Loneliness is, I think, people's biggest fear, whether they are conscious of it or not.
Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem.
I definitely have a fear of spiders. Don't we want to embrace our fears?
You always have this fear in a movie of just being somebody's woman.
My biggest fear as an actor is being involved in something mediocre, or being mediocre myself.
When something comes up that attacks people's beliefs, their first reaction tends to be fear.
