“Be yourself. Don’t pretend that you know something you don’t.”

Speak about the things you really care about.

[Henry] James is much more complex than Jane Austen. That’s why it’s not so easy to adapt him.

People expect a nice period piece, but that’s not always the case. There’s a deep human mystery in his work.

The internet creates chaos and a dangerous kind of piracy but makes the viewer much more active and gives the voice to minority players.

Don’t create the appearance of fake authority.

I believe that the internet as an open platform for distribution could be a great chance for the diversity of film production.

Right now, America is under the gun. It’s being tested and is being co-opted in a big way.

Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

[Before being burned at the stake for her faith:] Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames.

T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.

I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog.

I was really good at being a bad guy.