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" I don't think there's any connection between my journalism career and my film career. They are two totally different mediums and very different skills. "

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" I've never felt like my career has been on fire. "

" My family moved - first to Washington, D.C., and then, in the spring of 1975, to Lebanon, where my father worked as a diplomat at the American embassy. My parents were enthusiastic about the move, so my older brother and I felt like we were off to some place kind of cool. "

" The irony is that you can't use real rain to make movies. "

" Of course, actors look forward to the day when they can do a big courtroom scene. "

" Same job, whether it's comedy or drama. Regardless of the weight of the role, I feel like the job is always kind of the same. Who is this person? What's this guy here, and how is he playing with this thing, and what's he trying to say? And what's the volley with all these other people around him? "

" 'Little Miss Sunshine' snowballed. It was a tiny movie. We shot it in 30 days, and it was really fun to do, but it was one of those small movies that you don't hold out huge hope for. "

" I like the classics! "

" My grandfather had two boys, my uncle had three boys, my dad had me and my two brothers, each of my brothers have had two boys. Then something happened with the chromosomal experiment and suddenly I've got three girls. "

" I was a halfback on an American football team in Athens, Greece - the Kississia Colts - where I went to high school, and we took the Cup my senior year. The downside, and somewhat unfortunate piece of information I have to pass on, is there were only two teams in the league because of the limited amount of Americans. "

" Audiences don't ever disappoint me, in the sense that movies I feel really good about, they usually feel really good about too. "

" I've never had a clear road map. When things come along, I benefit. "

" I went door-to-door selling cable television subscriptions when I was in college. Not to date myself, but cable was just coming on. I had terrible territories, and they would give me $25, if I got somebody to let them come and just put the little cord in their house. "

" I have a very well organized closet. "

" Ultimately, I'm not so sure that, as a person, I'm all that interesting. "

" You don't get to pick your partners in families; you get assigned a seat at the table. "

" Whenever Hollywood gets involved with real life events, certain liberties have to be taken. "

" I do give a great deal of forethought and zone in on character and all sorts of things like that. Never before have I just stuffed something away in the back cupboard of my brain because it was just such a crazy concept. "

" I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars. "

" I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role. "

" Talking about corporations - they're so big. There's not a person at a corporation. "

" I'm a terrible procrastinator. When we go to the airport, if they're not literally closing the door behind my sweaty, hyperventilating body, I feel I've been there too long. "

" There's no harmony in most people in a way, and I'm attracted to it, and I think it makes for good storytelling. "

" A man always looks good in a dark suit. "

" When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the city collapse around me forced me to grasp something many people miss: the fragility of peace. "

" Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game, and part of it is always a game of trust. "

" The tragic element of a character is always intriguing I think. "

" The automotive corporations, including Ford, I think are in the business of trying to make cars that people will drive. "