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I don't think the audience always listens to the critics. That's been proven time and time again.
My dad taught me my faith, and I believe what he taught me. The man never lied to me in his life.
I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.
Women in my family are the center of things. All good things emanate from them. The guys usually mess up.
I think I've scratched the surface after twenty years of marriage. Women want chocolate and conversation.
Time helps a lot. I found the fame thing really was a torment for a while. Then you learn to deal with it.
I'm as vain as the next guy. I have a facade on right now. But you can't see it, because it's reality-based.
Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.
A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere.
A good conspiracy is unprovable. I mean, if you can prove it, it means they screwed up somewhere along the line.
Go away, dig a hole, do something else, come back and it magically rejuvenates your creative impulses and stuff.
My biggest weakness is that I'm excessive. Fortunately for everyone concerned, I'm not as excessive as I used to be.
I love women. They're the best thing ever created. If they want to be like men and come down to our level, that's fine.
I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality - period.
There has to be some kind of order and some moral code. I don't know how people can function without a belief in a deity.
I think digital will displace film, yes. We're talking about digital as a thing of the future, but I'm afraid that it's here.
The only way to maintain a moderate sum of happiness in this life, is not to worry about the future or regret the past too much
I tell you what really turns my toes up: love scenes with 68-year-old men and actresses young enough to be their granddaughter.
People like scary stories. There's a fascination with fear themes, and we want to face those things in a weird, subconscious way.
I just don't do anything fun anymore. But, that's dying, isn't it? I mean, you die in stages, right? You let things go in pieces.
That's like asking you to pick your favorite child... I do however, think Bird on a Wire was one of my finest works. Oscar caliber.
Get power but don't admit to it. Do it by stealth. There's a whole trend of Rhodes scholars who will be politicians around the world.
I'll get kicked around for saying it, but men and women are just different. They're not equal. The same way that you and I are not equal.
My hope is that this movie will affect people on a very profound level and reach them with a message of faith, hope, love and forgiveness.
You ask anybody what their number one fear is, and it's public humiliation. Multiply that on a global scale, and that's what I've been through.
We all present a version of ourselves whether you've got a puppet on your hand or not. To actually be very real out there in a public way, why?
I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make.
Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.
Hollywood is a factory. You have to realize that you are working in a factory and you're part of the mechanism. If you break down, you'll be replaced.
People always ask me to list my greatest accomplishments, expecting me to rattle off a bunch of movies I've made, but what I'm proudest of is my kids.
There are certain things men will never understand about women. We'll never get it. And you're supposed to be nice to them. Because they can hurt you.
Boy, there's nothing more thrilling than a chase. I'd often thought, over the years, that someone should do a whole film where it's nothing but a chase.
Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them. I don't get their point. I don't know why feminists have it out for me, but that's their problem, not mine.
I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries.
I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
What I need to do to heal myself and to be assuring and allay the fears of others and to heal them if they had any heart wounds from something I may have said.
What I need to do to heal myself and to be assuring and allay the fears of others and to heal them, if they had any heart wounds from something I may have said.
With this look, who's going to think I'm gay? I don't lend myself to that type of confusion. Do I look like a homosexual? Do I talk like them? Do I move like them?
I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much.
Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant or unpleasant, torturous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, you know, season you somehow and you learn from them.
I have learned that a bitter experience can make you stronger. I now boastfully say that I have a hide like a rhinoceros... and I'm smiling. It's an interesting thing.
The thing we're all looking for is happiness, and if we achieve just a modicum of that or even a little piece of serenity even for five minutes a day, we're very lucky.
And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
But although Australia was also involved in the Vietnam conflict, I can remember my dad telling us that if we were in Australia, we wouldn't be drafted until we were 20.
And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work-wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate.
It's great that after 700 years William Wallace has finally had a proper burial. He did so much for the country. You should be proud of what you have achieved through devolution.
My family means more to me than the artificial trappings of my career. If ever I had to choose between my career and my family, the wife and kids would definitely come out on top.
Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth.
The really good thing about using people who are really green is that you don't have to erase a bunch of bad habits and then put good ones in. You can just start feeding them good habits.