We are a generation of men raised by women. I'm beginning to wonder if another woman is what we really need.

I've never seen a publicist that could protect me from things, protect anyone from what's going on out there.

I'm 48 now and whatever I get music-wise, I get from my kids and that's it. I don't think I'll ever be hip again!

I always thought that if I wanted to do a family, I wanted to do it big. I wanted there to be chaos in the house.

My affliction has been... I can make something or draw something or design something better than I can explain it.

I was so intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself.

I'm satisfied with making true choices and finding the woman I love, Angie, and building a family that I love so much.

Gay marriage is inevitable. The next generation, they get it. It is just a matter of time before it becomes a reality.

Hitting bottom isn't a weekend retreat, it's not a goddamn seminar. Stop trying to control everything and just let go!

Seeing the world is the best education you can get. You see sorrow, and you also see great spirit and will to survive.

I just take credit for being smart enough to find a guy as smart as Benett [Miller] to tell the story [of "Moneyball"].

We sometimes let ourselves be rated too much by others - we put so much emphasis on a paycheck or what a magazine says.

'The Assassination of Jesse James' remains one of my favorite films that I've done. You know, it's still labeled a loser.

In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.

Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.

Family comes first so I only have this specific window of time available to me and because of that I actually get more done.

We in America have some grand ideals - and some very strong ideals - but a lot of times, those ideals are used for marketing.

I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven't known life to be any happier.

A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.

I dare make those comparisons, but we often said 'the making of' would be as interesting if not more interesting than the film.

It's those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it's a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses.

We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home

There are no secrets at our house. We tell the kids, 'Mom and Dad are going off to kiss.' They go, 'Eww, gross!' But we demand it.

Though 'Moneyball' had the talents of screenwriters Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin going for it, they weren't baseball insiders.

I didn't realize how interesting the place I come from is until I left home and saw how other cultures handled things differently.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It's kind of a more of a comedic-actiony film. And then we just started Ocean's [12] Monday. Or I did anyways.

I tell all the young guys, don't make choices because somebody else is telling you it's good from a career-maintenance perspective.

We're so complex; we're mysteries to ourselves; we're difficult to each other. And then storytelling reminds us we're all the same.

I'm a bit of a loner, you know? I'm more quiet by nature. And coming from, you know, hillbilly country, I'm probably more reserved.

Personally I like ageing. With age comes wisdom and I have said it before and I say it again, I will take wisdom over youth any day.

You never know when I might decide to work in a Bollywood film and do one of those dance numbers with the whole crew in the backdrop.

I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they're telling the story at the end of the day.

Getting a burp out of your little thing when she needs it is probably the greatest satisfaction I've come across at this point in my life.

I fell in love with the place! You know, the people, the bourbon, the music... it's in the air. It's something you can't describe on camera.

One of the greatest, smartest things I ever did was give my kids Angie as their mom. She is such a great mom. Oh, man, I'm so happy to have her.

You hear stories of intense actors who can't shed their character and who don't know who they are for a week or two after. I'm not that guy, man.

To be in love with someone and be raising a family with someone and want to make that commitment and not be able to is ludicrous, just ludicrous.

Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em.

Kids are dying from diarrhea ... that just shouldn't be in this day and age, and it's that kind of thing that needs to be changed. Enough is enough

A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted". Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."

We still check in with each other. She was a big part of my life, and me hers. I don't see how there cannot be [that]. That's life, man. That's life.

I'm most comfortable with the Southern dialects, really. It's easy, for example, for me to do Irish because we've got Irish heritage where I come from.

I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right.

I'm actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say 'no' all the time. 'No' is the most powerful word in our business. You've got to protect yourself.

I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.' 'Which one?' I said. He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like?

Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!

I don't have a chance [on being elected Mayor of New Orleans]. I'm running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform.

What's valuable to me has become clearer as I've got older. To me, it's about the value of your time and your day and the value of the people you spend it with.

I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.

So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you're figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it's not worth doing - it's already done.

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