I rent houses in LA when I'm filming. I find the isolation there terrifying. There's nowhere to go, there's nowhere to be with people. I'm not a beach bunny
I don't like being in houses alone.
Movies touch our hearts, and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places. They open doors and minds. Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive.
There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.
Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way.
There are two kinds of power you have to fight. The first is the money, and that's just our system. The other is the people close around you, knowing when to accept their criticism, knowing when to say no.
Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.
I was kind of a volatile personality, very intense. Because of that, I drew some criticism and people would say things about me, and my parents had tried to defend me. I would just tell them don't worry about it. Our day will come.
And back then it was a lot more risqué. This one is a lot more for the family and you can watch this in front of the kids. It's funny and energetic but at the same time it's not something you have to give earmuffs to the kids when it's on.
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
All that tends not to charity is figurative. The sole aim of the Scripture is charity.