"I get that same queasy, nervous, thrilling feeling every time I go to work. That's never worn off since I was 12 years-old with my dad's 8-millimeter movie camera."

"The public has an appetite for anything about imagination - anything that is as far away from reality as is creatively possible."

"In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director who's never been in one, being mindful of what these veterans have actually gone through, you find that the biggest concern is that you don't look at war as a geopolitical endeavor."

"Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed."

"We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning from them."

"Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes."

"The main thing I look for in a recipe is taste, which is different from caterers and restaurants, who first ask 'How does it look?'"

"Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want."