The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the man he wants to be.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.

As a producer, when you get to work with a filmmaker who is joyful about making films, you want to do it again and again.

I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.'

You look at your bank account, and you see the currency of love and happiness is more important than the currency of money.

Even on my worst days... the influx of joy that I get from interactions with fans... is a treat.