Criticizing himself again, Sidgwick writes: I am not an original man: and I think less of my own thoughts every day.
Iceland is fascinating; really an amazing place to visit, and great for a film to go there.
I think if there's some kind of crisis in news journalism. . . a crisis of credibility, then it's been created by journalists. I'm empathetic, I understand it and I see it, but I'm not sympathetic about it. If you want people to think of journalism with higher regard then do better work.
I never looked at Noah as an animal collector. I always thought of him as an apocalyptic character. I read everything I found about it and was surprised to find that in all religions there is the story of the flood, and that one "hero" saved the world. This proved that Noah and his Ark - were not a religious myth, and is evidence that humanity really went through the flood.
You can't understand it until you experience the simple joy of the first time your son points at a seagull and says 'Duck!'
I hate having long hair. It's like walking around with a dead koala on your back!
If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.
I am the least likely person in the world to be in an American football film! Which is why I couldn't say no to The Replacements; I thought it was hilarious.
I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of Faults than I had imagined, but I had the Satisfaction of seeing them diminish.
To get the most out of your life, plant in your mind seeds of constructive power that will yield fruitful results.
I have been going to Italy since 1980, but I always went to do work. I did not live overseas, because I do not like running around with everything I own in a paper bag.