There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.

The only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

I'm someone who believes the only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

I don't think we can go back to the old days. But I think that what the government needs to do is it needs to make sure that the pricing is fair, that you don't have monopolies out there, so that people don't have a chance to compete fairly.

The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.

There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.

The success of the movie industry comes from the story. And the story comes from somebody putting something down on paper.

If China wants to be a constructive, active player in the world economy, it's got to respect intellectual property rights or it makes it pretty impossible to do business with them.

Where there is a problem, the risks to the public are greater than they've ever been before.

Technology has not only changed the way people are able to view movies, it has changed the way our industry produces and advertises movies.

Meat and poultry is safe. It's safer than it's probably ever been.

The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers.

I think dystopian futures are also a reflection of current fears.

I've constantly tried new things, even as a child, and have always been obsessed with pink. Now I'm just a little more ladylike and fearless. You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.

I grew up as a fanboy and a giant nerd, and I mean that in the most loving sense. I loved playing 'Dungeons and Dragons.'

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.

I do think that books are invaluable as a reservoir of what we call the human space. And this is why I think that, even if they're threatened, the work that they do has an incalculable merit.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

My father was a military judge, and my mother was a psychiatric social worker. My brother and sister and I were moved around constantly, in and outside the U.S., living in Germany for much of our teens.

Some people are like trees, they take forever to grow up.

I feel most beautiful at night when I take my makeup off and its just me.

But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's possible with the instrument.

God judges men according to the use they make of the light which He gives them.

If you sell yourself short before you even start, you'll never know how far you could have gone. Ambition is a wonderful thing and has gotten me farther than I ever thought I'd go.

Thank God my parents had an abundance of patience.

I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidences of the determination to live.

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough.

'Fountain of youth' is actually kind of ambiguous - does it mean a way to make everyone healthy and let them live indefinitely? Or are we talking about something that would reset you physically to the way you were in your youth, which for various reasons not all of us would be enthused about?

Would you believe that Sammy Davis, Jr. taught me how to sing a ballad? 'You can be in an arena,' he said, 'and you should be able to hold their attention.'

The trial by jury is a trial by 'the country,' in contradistinction to a trial by the government. The jurors are drawn by lot from the mass of the people, for the very purpose of having all classes of minds and feelings, that prevail among the people at large, represented in the jury.

Give yourself another day, another chance. You will find your courage eventually. Don’t give up on yourself just yet.

You can't call me a Twitter phenomenon or a YouTube one. These things are useful, but so's hard gigging. One year I did 311 shows. I did six in one night alone.

Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.

Democrats can't get elected unless things get worse - and things won't get worse unless they get elected.

First off, I could never become a doctor. Blood? Even the fake blood on 'American Horror Story,' I'm kind of ready to hurl.

I'm drawn to roles because they excite me intellectually and emotionally.