Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in.

I think that marriage of music and picture is so vital, especially in a film that's almost exclusively exteriors.

I keep a picture of my beloved children close by. Also, water and plenty of pads and pens.

You just got to remember that mine and Dana White's relationship is like we're a husband and wife. I do the man's stuff around the house. I do the fighting, all the man's stuff, and he does all the woman stuff - all the yapping.