I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance.
Hell is full of good intentions and wills.
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
The merit of the cross does not consist in its heaviness, but in the manner in which we carry it. I would even say that it is sometimes more virtuous to carry a cross of straw than a heavy cross because we have to be more attentive for fear of losing it.
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
Don't get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God's Love, which is greater than our weakness.
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
In the reason that the contrast between the absolute and the relative is so terrible is because we believe so fully in ourselves as permanent, continuous, and central. I feel insane saying this, but if one weren't so deluded about the permanent reality of the self, a lot of this pain would actually lessen.
There are films that I've made that I like a little bit more than the others. But the films that I mostly watch, and see over and over again, are not my own.
It's so much easier to get high than how scary it must be to see who you actually are and take responsibility for it. Denial is an easy place to live in.
With my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they're really good at it.