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

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.

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

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

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

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

If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

The movies are not my first priority - the theater is.

I accept the fact that some things dont go the way you hope.

For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.

Pushing the boundaries of what is expected of you is important to me.

No one should ever feel sorry for me. Ive been treated very well for the most part.

Sometimes its the crazy people who turn out to be not so crazy.