I am passionate. I am political about my country, about what it is, how strong it is, how strong it remains.

If you could ever do a project that really has magic in it, and justifiable magic, you should do it.

There's a lot of money to be made by strip-mining and drilling the dirtiest oil on the planet. But why should the rest of us pay the price?

I'm not a facelift person. I am what I am.

I've been very fortunate in that I've had wonderful relationships with people I've worked with.

I guess there are different ways to handle success. You can multiply it financially and use it to multiply your net worth. That's always been very appealing to me.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

When did Noah build the boat? - Before the rain.

Have a strong vision about the story you want to tell and how you want to tell it.

As a director, I wouldn't like me as an actor. As an actor, I wouldn't like me as a director.

'Butch Cassidy' was the only film I ever enjoyed making.

I have a very low regard for cynics. I think it's the beginning of dying.

The world around us is in a sea change, and I think the glory of art is that it cannot only survive change, it can lead it

All my life I've been dogged by guilt because I feel there is this difference between the way I look and the way I feel inside.

I'm gonna die but I haven't thought about retiring.

A lot of what acting is is paying attention.

The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.

You’re never going to be the same person you are right now.

I have no regrets, because I've done everything I could to the best of my ability.