I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself.
When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence.
But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?
The Bible, as we know it today, was collated by the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine the Great
Proof. . . was a conclusion built on a pyramid of facts, a broad base of accepted information on which more specific assertions were made.
Madness breeds madness.
Chaos was the natural law of the universe. Indifference was the engine of entropy. Man's apathy was the fertile ground in which the dark spirits tended their seeds.
Each of is endlessly generating waves with our actions. If you could see the earth from a vibratory point of view, you would see something like radio waves billions of them, cascading constantly into very complex patterns all over the earth.
It was also wonderful to have the prospect of playing with Jack Nicholson. It was a terrific part, a terrific script, with Alexander Payne and Jack Nicholson. You can't get any better than that!
Ashes to ashes. Garage sale to garage sale,” I said.
I have no reason as a director to have films go up in versions that I don't like. My only experience of film after ten years is honestly that if a picture doesn't get second-guessed you're looking at four Oscars, and if a picture does get second-guessed, you're not. I've got an advanced degree in that lesson.