I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.

I never really thought about being a director. I just wanted to be an actor.

"Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be."

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

"The past is always tense, the future perfect."

Innovation in traditional industries isn't about reinventing the wheel, but making the wheel turn more efficiently.