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" Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents. "

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" My mother missed having dinner with Lyndon Johnson because she couldn't find the right hat to wear. While my father went off to the white house to break bread with the President, my mother, who's not a things and stuff person, stayed at the hotel and tried on 10 different hats and missed dinner. "

" Spiritually, we're all on a path. I haven't declared of defined myself because as soon as you declare yourself you're identifying with a certain dogma. "

" What does it take to get you to the point where you have to kill your brother? It's biblical, it's huge. It's so personal. "

" Film is an illusion. Fame is ephemeral. Faith and family are what endure. "

" I'm not a Luddite, but I'm outside more than I'm on my computer. We have a micro-farm - it's a step up from a garden. We have a pretty extensive vineyard. We grow about 60 percent of our own food, make our own wine, have chickens for eggs. "

" I have a problem with objectifying women, but I don't have a problem playing a guy who objectifies women. "

" You know, we're a tight family. I live right down the street from my folks. I talk to my mother every day. I'm a momma's boy. We all are. So there's no exclusion in this family. You're part of it. We embrace you and lift you up. "

" We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need. "

" Where people are now in terms of the economic crisis, they're looking at what we think is the bottom, and I think that's when people look to film and to spirituality. "

" Americans are probably more in line than ever before. We're more moderate than we are liberal or conservative. "

" In the current climate, we live in a pessimistic and non-idealistic world. "

" We're all imperfect. And wouldn't it be great if the message sent out by the mainstream media is that we're fine being exactly who we are? Wouldn't that be great for everyone? "

" There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think on your feet. You have to adhere to strict deadlines and budget constraints. "

" I still have the art projects my kids made for me 20 years ago. I cherish them, crude and silly as some of them may be. "

" I probably grow half my food. It's a good way to keep perspective. "

" There is a part of me that still wants to go out and grab a backpack and unplug - not take a cellphone or even a camera and just get out there and experience the world and travel. I have yet to do that, but someday I hope. "

" The first time I had sat down to a meal I had grown on my own, along with a bottle of wine that we had made, I burst into tears. To be in touch and be in tune with that is an extraordinary gift. "

" You make a film and you don't know who it's going to appeal to. "

" I'm a wonderful disaster. So are you. We're all a mess. We're in this culture that says take this pill and you'll be happy, go on this diet and you'll be thinner, have your teeth whitened, people will love you more. "

" Madrid is enjoyed most from the ground, exploring your way through its narrow streets that always lead to some intriguing park, market, tapas bar or street performer. Each night we'd leave our hotel to begin a new adventure in Madrid and nine out of 10 times, we'd walk through the Plaza Mayor. "

" What I find interesting is that the people that follow your Twitters are called 'followers.' Talk about false idolatry, right? "

" By definition, I believe I am unapologetically optimistic and I am unapologetically earnest. "

" I think I've matured to a great extent. I think that I want different things now. That it's not about the celebrity status that you receive because you're doing the next hot movie. It's about doing good work. "

" You look at 1968 and it was truly the year that shook the world. The world was really completely upside down. "

" We need to risk, we need to dare to risk and fail greatly because that's the only way we grow. "

" I saw a headshot with the name 'Emilio Sheen' printed under it and it looked terrible. "

" If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to be hip and cool and have a swagger. "