"The American people have a right to except that the rule of law will guarantee that even if we don't like the policy, that it's done properly."

"Bureaucracies tend to grow and to brag about their growth based on how many individuals they have and how much money they spend."

"Politics is cyclical."

"Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands."

"But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able to work, and people who choose not to work: you cannot go on claiming welfare like you are now."

"I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you'd get any feedback."

"Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly."

"In business for yourself, not by yourself."