[Making Ordinary People] was a wonderful experience. Tremendous. I haven't seen it since. It belongs to the public now; it no longer really belongs t….

Once you leave Sundance suddenly you run into bulldozers and concrete and cranes, and all that heritage that the Mormon culture used to be so proud o….

Generally speaking, I went through that. I came to a place where I realised what true value was. It wasn't money. Money is a means to achieving an en….

You should prepare when you go to a public event to be public. That's when I will sign autographs. But not when you're going about your normal busine….

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on..

I guess some mistakes you never stop paying for..

Be careful of success; it has a dark side..

Radio, newspapers, they were normal parts of my life. In those days, you had to go somewhere to watch television and leave something to see it..

Storytelling is important. Part of human continuity..

Times change; Hollywood is not the same as it was when I first entered the business. It felt to me like it was starting to narrow down and centralize….

I try to avoid giving advice. The only advice I will give is to pay attention. I don't mean to the screen in your hand. I'm talking about the natural….

I used to feel competitive about a career, but now the only things I'm really passionate about are my family, the environment and Indians..

Journalism has changed tremendously because of the democratization of information. Anybody can put something up on the Internet. It's harder and hard….

I can't think of anything outside of having the gift yourself and creating yourself. I can't think of the next better thing to do than being able to ….

It's a creative enterprise, just like art, just like painting, music. Creating something can be done in different categories, so to do it in film is ….

As a director, I wouldn't like me as an actor. As an actor, I wouldn't like me as a director..

I didn’t want the attacks to affect me. I don’t believe you should be led by fear..

When people start thinking of you more as a persona, they are less inclined to allow you to move into different areas. Sometimes they're wrong. Somet….

You’re never going to be the same person you are right now..

The entertainment person gets a certain credibility, and the politician gets a certain notoriety. I'm against it..

There's a lot of money to be made by strip-mining and drilling the dirtiest oil on the planet. But why should the rest of us pay the price?.