“We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we’re being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?”

In fact, 95% of the people in my films have been nothing less than a pleasure to work with.

My principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I’m not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good.

You get a different kick out of all aspects of filmmaking.

It’s still too early to say how my wife will influence my life. But I do already know that it’s sometimes hard work living with her.

I love fatherhood. I could bang on about kids forever.

If you change the rules on what controls you… you will change the rules on what you can control.

I can understand that the whole world is interested in my wife Madonna. That’s even why I married her.

I think it’s that much harder to make a good comedy than it is straight and apparently serious.

I like to think that we’ve got a plan, so let’s stick to it. That said, once we’ve stuck to it, we’re allowed as much improvisation as anyone cares to indulge themselves in.

I suppose directing on set is the most fun because it’s a good crack and you feel you’re on the battlefield whereas writing is a fairly solitary undertaking.

I don’t like the idea of agents in a typical form. The idea of agents, to me, brings up the idea of a man in a very boring suit who’s not very good looking and doesn’t have much attention to style.

I’m not under too much of an illusion of how smart or un-smart I am because filmmaking ultimately is about teamwork.

It’s not easy to strap yourself down to a desk and bash on a keyboard when you know you can direct lots of films, because directing films is fun and interactive and gregarious. Writing isn’t.

One of the interesting and exciting things about my job is watching technological ground being pioneered.

I got too fed up with films that didn’t make you think. I liked the idea of one that you’d have to be dancing around with. I like my mind to be engaged when I watch a film.

I’d like to work with the missus, but there’s nothing in the pipeline at the moment.

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.

My desire for connection is stronger than my desire for perfection.

Our connection will last – even as we walk down separate, winding paths.

Grateful always for the connection we’ve kept since our lives grew apart.

Don’t overcomplicate God’s will. Just stay connected to Jesus. Love Him. Look into His eyes. He will lead. Follow. Repeat.

I can’t think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.

I have nothing to do with this pseudo-religious approach that Gandhi is advocating.

Like we were connected, the echo of his pain twisted inside inside me. his pain, my pain.