Here we are now, entertain us..

The Point of Power Is in the Present..

I don't know what it's like to be Jewish, but I suspect there is some aspect of that: being Jewish is the thing that bonds you as opposed to being Je….

I find more peace with you..

Like a magpie, I am a scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead languages, weird folk beliefs, fascinating religions, and more..

Money doesn't motivate, but stats do..

I'm keen on making English language movies. English is still the global language and we can't change that..

If you watch a Chinese movie with subtitles, it's just like watching an Arabic movie with Chinese subtitles. That explains why you can't take Chinese….

I've only been an asshole to assholes!.

... one of the things the tyrant most cunningly engineers is the gross over-simplification of language, because propaganda requires that the minds of….

If you listen to a language for 15 minutes, you know the rhythm and song..

Life was good, one had only to live it..

He who wrongs one threatens many..

Freedom always comes with a price..

I love Italy and I say I am from Italy wherever I go..

Discover what you are..

I'm unfortunately very verbose too often..

Politics is a highly tribal business..

They can only kill us once..

Meryl Streep is awesome. I really want to work with Emma Stone; she is adorable. Now I want to work with Octavia Spencer, because I met her and she's….

Everybody is afraid to touch the topic of religion, especially with the extreme muslims. It's such a touchy subject. You can attack any other religio….