People want their 15 minutes and are willing to do anything to get it.
Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
I've been out to LA a couple of times but, over there, the Grenouille in me always comes to the surface. I feel completely terrified, totally flummoxed, like I don't understand what the hell is going on. I've no desire at all to go back there.
I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.
Dustin Hoffman takes such pleasure in what he does and there's nothing tense about him. He exudes joy and passion for what he's doing and that infects everyone. It certainly put me at ease coming to work with him every day. I felt his confidence and freedom rubbed off. He doesn't censor himself or stop an idea because he thinks it might be wrong.
I can be shy, but I’m not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said.
Yet for better or worse we love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colors and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them.
Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or unduly firm opinion. Nonetheless, there must be a speech: Speeches in our culture are the vacuum that fills a vacuum.
I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.
Once you get your education it's going to open up so many doors for you. And the sky's the limit. So that's what I want to deliver to students.