There's almost nothing that hasn't been said about me. But there's an awful lot that I haven't said. I don't talk about private things.

You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.

By attracting attention to yourself, you distract people from the movie. Ideally, you like a movie to speak for itself. You don't describe a song before you sing it or tell about a painting before you show it. You don't reveal the recipe before you serve the dish. You taste it.

Building a house is a lot like moviemaking. The attention to detail, the sense that you're doing something that has longevity.

I don't know that any of us can control our own image. We are what other people see.

I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way, he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.