“Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up.”

I’ve been living with myself all of my life, so I know all of me. So when I watch me, all I see is me. It’s boring.

You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you.

The best way to confront, or deal with, technological innovation is to keep moving technologically.

People hear that and say I’m being modest, but I am not a modest person, but I have to be truthful about what I’m doing and what I’m doing is channeling.

A single thread of hope, can still be a powerful thing.

Every man has his own heaven, for me, heaven has always been being in the movies. When I used to imagine this place there was always a bright light.

Fatigue, discomfort, discouragement are merely symptoms of effort.

I gravitate towards gravitas.

All you have to do is believe, then you will see everything.

When I was doing theater, I was very successful at believing that I was great, God’s gift to the theater.

If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn’t worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality.

If your life turns out to be good and you have a tremendous amount of luck in your life, it’s a good thing to turn around and make it work for others.

How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!

Fighting for equality is a celebration of independence. Fighting for black lives is a celebration of independence.

Every canvas offers a new perspective.

I love directing, I really do. The whole concept of being in control of a presentation, particularly a movie or a show where you’re dealing with actors and crew.