I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.

People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.

Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted.

There are two kinds of directors: There's the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them figure it out. And then there's the kind that throws you in a room, locks the door, sets the house on fire and films it.

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that.

I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.

It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

'Boardwalk' begins literally on the first day of Prohibition, which I think was a wonderful way to start - to have the story kind of come out of this massive historical phenomenon. And the more I researched the '20s, the more I discovered just how interesting it was.

'Boardwalk' has kind of exposed me to a different demographic. And it upped my skills in terms of the speed with which I can prep a scene, and I'm excited to apply that.

'Dawson's Creek' was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn't find it creatively fulfilling in any way though.

'Dawson's Creek' was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn't find it creatively fulfilling in any way, though. Working with artists excites me, but 'Dawson's Creek' didn't do that.

A kid now can practically record a song or edit a short film on his way to school. I think that will produce, perhaps, more less-interesting things - or you'll have to search more to find the interesting things. But I also think it's exciting.

Different films have different places in people's lives. I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.

I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.

I don't have a lot of time to surf the net and see what everyone's wearing.

I'm doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it.

I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good.

I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it's really difficult when you're broke.

Personally, I'm very classic. If I'm going to wear a suit, it's going to be classic, black, and fit very well. There's nothing like it.

There are directors who, their direction is high, but then when you challenge it, it crumbles. They can't back up what they're asking.

Well, the first thing I wanted to be was a carpenter. Then I wanted to be a painter and then a singer. It was when I first saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' that I wanted to be an actor.

Thousands of civilians have lost their lives to terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, and thousands more will - because, unlike the Pakistani government, which has no coherent policy to deal with the radicals, the Taliban have one to deal with Pakistan and its citizens.

I said the export benefit should go to all the farmers in the country through the mills spread across the country, in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. Now what happens? This benefit goes to those mills or export houses in Mumbai. Or in Chennai or in Bangalore.

Snowden is an orderly thinker, with an engineer's approach to problem-solving.

In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact.

The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.

Nobody knows 100% what affects the human body, mind or spirit.

I really like 'This Side of Paradise' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I think it's a cool description of a character.

Everything you see on screen is real. By doing what we do, there's naturally going to be a lot of grimacing. And whimpering.

I think Americans are weirdly puritanistic about psychopharmaceuticals. There are millions of people out there who would otherwise be dead or rocking by themselves in a corner who now lead full and normal lives because of amazing and wonderful scientific advances.

Suffrage is the pivotal right.

A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.

I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.

Our ideals are our better selves.

My real name - my real name is Jennifer Caban.

It is difficult to see why lace should be so expensive; it is mostly holes.

My audience is made up of such bizarre, rare people. They're very sparse and scattered; it's not like a huge body of people.

The right of the judge to inflict punishment gives him both power and opportunity to oppress the innocent; yet none but crazy men will from thence determine that it is best to have neither a legislature nor judges.

Mexico is intensely affected by all kinds of things that are shipped into this country from the United States.

What really matters is that you do what you think is right, what you believe in, and you surround yourself with the people you care about in this world. That's what counts in this life.

The household cat is really a tiger that has underwent three counselling programs.

I don't feel anything when I watch Shaquille O'Neal play. I don't feel anything coming off him.

When a movie is about to come out on its initial debut, there are a lot of people involved - the financiers, the studio and the producers and also, many times, the foreign distributors. So it is a time of tremendous pressure and uncertainty.

We provoke a shark every time we enter the water where sharks happen to be, for we forget: The ocean is not our territory it's theirs.

I have heard of people dying from prostate cancer, and they are the unlucky ones, the people who didn't know they had got it, and it went on the rampage.