I have sympathy for anyone who finds consolation anywhere we can. And many people do find it in religious tradition as it has been. I mean, I love much of that tradition. But somehow, that...

Dallas is an extraordinary place in it’s own right. The first thing about Dallas that you can’t get away from, particularly when I arrived, you’ve got no idea of the heat in this place. It’s...

I’m not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I’ll say, ‘It tastes like chicken.’ I mean, that’s not what people think of when they think...

I’m creative in my own life. I’m creative when I step out the door. I’m creative when I pick up a glass. Do you know what I mean? I’m one of those dreadful people who...

I think when you’re doing something cutting edge like ‘The Matrix,’ it might mean when everybody’s saying ‘no’ that you’re really on the right track.

Just as many people that love me, hate me, too. I get really mean, mean, mean, mean comments on Twitter, and it just comes with the territory.

The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain’t ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month?

I mean, they censor your work when they’re scared of it.

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It’s a totally subjective thing.

Anything that’s on television as often as someone on ‘The X Factor’ is what’s successful. That doesn’t mean that I condone that or think that it’s right. To be honest, I’d be the first to...

I could never say Rza’s trash. But he didn’t come with the right formula on ‘8 Diagrams.’ I think ‘Cuban Linx 2’ will have the Clan back where they need to be, but then it’s...

There does not have to be trade-off between growth and social protection. A democracy does not mean much if it doesn’t respond to the needs and will of its people.

I’ve been working pretty solidly for a long time: Not that anyone would notice, you know what I mean? It’s been my goal to work as much as possible, and be as unknown as possible.

I mean there are many, many people in all sorts of different countries who don’t have a great life, who are subject to injustice. Are we obliged to take all of them who come here?...

When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. It humbles me that companies want me. It’s a challenge to uphold their values...

As long as your intention is pure, and you know what you’re in it for, then you’re alright. And I’m in it because I enjoy it. I take it seriously… real seriously. I mean I...

Yeah, I mean I’ve definitely had a bunch of action scripts sent to me, but again I’m a stickler for directors. If it’s like an action flick with a great director then it’s like ‘Oh...

My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well.

That Sid Vicious was obviously a schizophrenic, kind of a mean one too.

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn’t mean beans.

I think, with Obama and the progressives, you’ve seen a massive expansion of big government, and it’s all based on a moral premise. The moral premise is that wealth is theft. And I don’t just...

I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I’ve been a...

San Francisco has always been my favorite booing city. I don’t mean the people boo louder or longer, but there is a very special intimacy. When they boo you, you know they mean you. Music,...

When you graduate and come out with a degree in drama, that doesn’t mean you’re skilled and you’re a professional.

I was heavy as a kid. I mean, I kind of got it together for a while there in my 20s and early 30s.

I mean, families are weird.

When someone says to you, ‘Oh, I don’t take a good picture,’ what they mean is they haven’t come to terms with how they look. They take a fine picture, it’s just that their image...

If somebody walks in to me and says, ‘I’m a gay person, I want a job in your office,’ I would say that’s inappropriate, and they wouldn’t be hired because that would mean they are...

Serving others means being willing to make sacrifices for their good.

You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’

I’m a big believer in big books, and that doesn’t necessarily mean long books.

We are all born artists. If you have kids, you know what I mean. Almost everything kids do is art. They draw with crayons on the wall.

Giving the kids a programming environment of any sort, whether it’s a tool like Squeak or Scratch or Logo to write programs in a childish way – and I mean that in the most generous...

Camera lies all the time. It’s all it does is lie, because when you choose this moment instead of this moment, when you… the moment you’ve made a choice, you’re lying about something larger. ‘Lying’...

Cinema has become my life. I don’t mean a parallel world, I mean my life itself. I sometimes have the impression that the daily reality is simply there to provide material for my next film.

The fact that I spend a lot of time in the 18th century doesn’t mean I’m not concerned with the 21st.

If you have a guy like Jermaine, it’s a pain in the neck. When we were on the road together in Europe, Jesus, I had to kick the girls off of him. I mean, they...

I’m so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don’t really look at it much.

Because Bin Laden’s culture doesn’t permit the worship of images, they understand how powerful images are. We wouldn’t have thought of creating a visual bomb. In a way, he’s chopped down two iconic buildings, and...

I mean, my girls are very sweet; I’m very proud of all of of them.

I think action movies bring more excitement than tears, but I always want to take it to another level. I mean, I think if one appreciates anything in life to a certain degree, it could...

Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.

I mean rappin’ to me is easy, it’s something you can do over a week.

Do what you do and mean it every second of the day. If you don’t, you’re living someone else’s life.

It’s the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.

Whenever anyone says, ‘theoretically,’ they really mean, ‘not really.’

Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn’t mean you have to use them all in a solo.

I’ve always been the guy who doesn’t necessarily get it with women. A woman would have to say, ‘I like you, I want to go out with you, you can ask me.’ And still I...

If we’re going to ask our kids at age 18 to go off to war and die for their country, I don’t see any problem with asking them at age 16 to think about what...

I don’t mind cold water. I mean, it’s fine. Wetsuits will serve you these days; it doesn’t really matter.