The process of doing a play is an organic one and the process of doing a film is totally un-organic.

There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows.

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength.

We can't repay our good luck with bad grace. It invites darkness.

Imagine what you will be, and it will be so.

If you live like it’s the past and you behave like it’s the past, then guys from the future find it very hard to see you.

I have respect for beer.

God bless America, God Save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.

Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.

Talent is only interesting if it's challenged.

The greatest sound in the theater is silence.

I often make the analogy with tennis. Every match the rules are the same, but no game is ever the same. Theatre is like that. Every time is different.

If you wanna compete, youve got to get into the original content game.

It is not about whether you are an executive, a studio or a network. If you have a story or an idea you can build a following for it.

It's Hard to Stay Mad When There's So Much Beauty in the World

Its a really wonderful thing to focus your life on something other than your own personal career and ambition.

One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously.

We're all victims of our own hubris at times.