Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible.
The success of 'The Fighter' made it a lot easier to get 'Broken City' green-lit. And the buzz about 'The Fighter' also made it a lot easier to get 'Contraband' green-lit.
When I talk to other young people, I try to be as straightforward as possible. I'm a kid. I love getting outdoors. You should get outside, too!
I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really successful.
I would ditch school if my CD was scratched up or I couldn't get batteries. I wasn't trying to get on the bus and not be listening to music.
I'm a morning person: if I don't get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise.
I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's my idea of a perfect morning.
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.
When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as hell. Can't imagine why, though.
A lot of movies are made, but because they come to film festivals and your movie doesn't get bought by a studio or a distributor, your movie doesn't get seen.
On movies, you have a lot of stylists that get things too pretty. Everything gets steamed and ironed. It's just not the way we really behave.
Whatever movies I sign, they have to get me out of my comfort zone. Otherwise, I would get bored very easily.
I'm not an awards-driven person in anything. Anytime you do get caught up in that, you usually end up getting whacked.
Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.
We don't want someone who will get 98 percent of the vote. We want someone who will get 51 percent of the vote.
What you get when you put all your resources behind a product, is you get everyone to join in.
With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that's all I was going to get.
It gets really tricky giving advice. The older I get, the less advice I give.
Babies make you do things for them. They get you up and they get you moving.
I've thought about doing it as soon as it is possible with this new CD getting some wings and getting out there. I don't know how soon that will be.
