To know what you want, to understand why you're doing it, to dedicate every breath in your body to achieve... If you feel you have something to give,….

As a producer or financier, you are going to go where you get the best bang for your buck..

It's much more interesting when you go to different places - make a left turn when nobody expects you to make a left turn, and make a right when nobo….

If you're lucky enough to have done well, then it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down..

You learn every single day when youre running a company. You learn as you go..

Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've go….

Look, at the end of the day people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be..

Im always taken aback by things that are successful that I think are just crap, and then Im completely surprised when things I do end up being succes….

You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between..

I couldnt imagine something asking as much of me as House Of Cards. Its a great warm-up for coming back to the screen..

At the end of the day, storytelling is actually very simple in its origin as long as there are people who want to tell stories and there are people w….

Im attracted to things that are challenging and fun and interesting, and it certainly seems that audiences enjoy them as well..

Sometimes you walk away from playing somebody and you think, "Wow that was far as from my own experience as I can possibly be." And sometimes you wal….

The 24 Hour Plays is a quite brilliant, exhilarating event for everyone concerned..

The less you know about me the easier it is to convince you that I'm the character on screen..

I'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I do find one, it usually only takes 20-30 days to shoot..

I remember meeting the likes of Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stewart for the first time and being completely starstruck..

Fundamentally, I like to accomplish things..

I'm not a writer. I marvel at writing. I am sometimes absolutely astounded when I read something and I think how in the world did that man or that wo….

One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously..

I find drinking really helps..