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I have two lovely sons and some good memories, but I've had a rather tumultuous personal life. It hasn't been dull; I've been the Hiroshima of love. ”
I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager. ”
A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected. ”
I asked my designer friend, Sam Klemick, to make a headdress for me, drawing inspiration from 1920s headpieces, Athena and Joan of Arc. Before each show, I have this quiet meditative moment where I put the headdress on and gather my thoughts and strength. ”
My strength is with actors. I think I'm good at working with them to get the best performances, at seeing what it is that they have and that the story needs. ”
I sort of straddle the line... between personal movies and mainstream Hollywood. ”
The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress. ”
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. ”
People have always asked whether evolution is constantly driving onwards and upwards. Is there always going to be improvement? The answer is no: evolution is a progression of form and function, but it is not purposeful. ”
I don't even know how to sell a piece of artwork of mine because it's so personal. ”