You throw a stone into a deep pond. Splash. The sound is big, and it reverberates throughout the surrounding area. What comes out of the pond after that? All we can do is stare at the pond, holding our breath.
Acting is all about likability.
You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.
It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.
You won't find a better young actor than Jaeden Lieberher. I ended up having one of the best times with him, really. Going to work with him every day was a treat.
Kids before they're 7 or 8 are like little manic obsessives. They become completely hooked on things and they're slightly crazy.
I always want my options to be open.
It's up to the reader to decipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.
For it is necessary in every practical science to proceed in a composite (i. e. deductive) manner. On the contrary in speculative science, it is necessary to proceed in an analytical manner by breaking down the complex into elementary principles.
A cynic is just a man who found out when he was ten that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset.
New York has total depth in every area. Washington has only politics; after that, the second biggest thing is white marble.