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" I'm as vain as the next guy. I have a facade on right now. But you can't see it, because it's reality-based. "

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" The thing we're all looking for is happiness, and if we achieve just a modicum of that or even a little piece of serenity even for five minutes a day, we're very lucky. "

" Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten. "

" I don't think we're crumbling as a civilization, but this is not our finest hour, and it's good to be mindful that we're all susceptible to fall and to look at what are the earmarks of a civilization on the wane. What are they - destruction of the environment? Conspicuous consumption? Heard of those? "

" I got the acting bug back because I felt like all of a sudden maybe after all these years, maybe I might have something to offer again. I walked away from it after 'Signs' because I just felt I was a bit stale and it wasn't ringing my bells, so I focused on directing, writing and producing. "

" Change is always preceded by a little pain. Some people can change and they don't have to go through so many painful things. But I think that I'm of a personality that I'm a little stubborn, so it's tough for me. "

" I think everything is pretty well preordained - even your mistakes. "

" If I've still got my pants on in the second scene, I think they've sent me the wrong script. "

" When you get to that point where you don't want to live, and you don't want to die, it's a desperate, horrible place to be. And I just hit my knees. And I had to use 'The Passion of the Christ' to heal my wounds. "

" What I need to do to heal myself and to be assuring and allay the fears of others and to heal them if they had any heart wounds from something I may have said. "

" I don't make things complicated, that's the way they get all by themselves. "

" Acting feels different. I'm not sure exactly what that is, but it used to mean a lot more. Maybe that sounds like I'm throwing it away and I'm not, I'll still do the best damn job I can, but it doesn't mean the same thing. I'm going to get the answer for myself one of these days. It's the male menopause, that's what it is. "

" I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much. "

" Theatrical is fantastic. I don't think anything will ever replace the big dark room, the screen and the popcorn. You can kind of do it in your home if you have a nice screen, but it's not the same thing. "

" Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do. "

" It's a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don't know about you, but I make plenty. You can't turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead. "

" It's amazing how powerful a piece of work can be and how it can influence people and change. It's pretty interesting. "

" You ask anybody what their number one fear is, and it's public humiliation. Multiply that on a global scale, and that's what I've been through. "

" I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make. "

" I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow. "

" I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes. "

" A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere. "

" I don't think the audience always listens to the critics. That's been proven time and time again. "

" The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic. "

" After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate. "

" There has to be some kind of order and some moral code. I don't know how people can function without a belief in a deity. "

" I think digital will displace film, yes. We're talking about digital as a thing of the future, but I'm afraid that it's here. "

" I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well, and I think it has an effect on me. "

" My whole approach to wardrobe is, throw it in a suitcase and make sure they don't press it, for Pete's sake, so I can try to display some rumpled charm. Actually, I'm just a pig. I've got coffee stains on my pants. I think they're coffee stains, anyway. "

" I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it's like a spiritual cancer afflicts you. "