Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something.

We shot ten minutes of the movie, and now we're looking for completion funds.

One is always considered mad, when one discovers something that others cannot grasp.

We are going to finish this picture just the way I want it... because you cannot compromise an artist's vision.

Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?

Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something.

He's too short, he's too... tall, he's... just not going to work.

Really? Worst film you ever saw. Well, my next one will be better. Hello. Hello.

Why if I had half a chance, I could make an entire movie using this stock footage. The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo. So, the military are called in to solve the mystery.

It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.

What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?

Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.

This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama.

In the afterlife you don't have to worry about looking for work.

Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. Its about the big picture.

One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others cannot grasp.

The Phoenicians are entitled to be commemorated in history by the side of the Hellenic and Latin nations; but their case affords a fresh proof, and perhaps the strongest proof of all, that the development of national energies in antiquity was of a one-sided character.

I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.

I really want to write a novel. I also want to learn to play the mandolin.

When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my CDs?' And the process of answering these questions through music follows. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it backfires.

I wear boots. I wear jeans and usually just sort of a beat-up T-shirt and a leather jacket. If I bring more leather jackets home, my wife will kill me.

I play on the left hand side, and I try to do the best I can.

I like to encourage people who are entrepreneurs-in-waiting.

We live in the country. I'm a redneck. No, ha-ha. I live in L.A. County, but more in the hills. Not in the fancy kind! Trust me; whatever you do you do not want to come to my neighborhood!

Wishing of all employments is the worst.

Belief is the wound that knowledge heals.

It's better to dare to dream big and achieve half of your dreams than to dream small dreams and achieve all.

Jesus Christ is our supreme commander, but He operates only through His word, which is unquestionably a training manual. However, He has many interpreters, and few people see the Bible as a true training manual.

I travel for work, but recently, friends said I should take major trips.

In course of time the Brothers Cowper removed the manufacture of their printing machines from London, to Manchester. There they found skilled and energetic workmen, ready to carry their plans into effect.

Don't underestimate yourself. You are capable of more than you can ever imagine.

I've lived my entire life in New York, and it informs everything.

Man should be ever better than he seems.

Crime doesn't pay

Earth is abundant with plentiful resources. Our practice of rationing resources through monetary control is no longer relevant and is counter-productive to our survival.

Are we the only members of the Galaxy that can actually understand what a galaxy is? Could Homo sapiens really be the pinnacle of Creation - the cleverest critters in the cosmos? If we learn the answer is 'no,' that would affect our philosophies forever.

I'm half Puerto Rican.

I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.