"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."
"The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes."
"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."
"I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it's like a spiritual cancer afflicts you."
"Boot Camp was great and very interesting. You got to use live rounds of ammunition and got to do a lot of crawling around with live rounds flying around you, so you really had to learn to keep your ass down - everything down for that matter."
"A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere."
"Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them."
"Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies."
"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."
"If I've still got my pants on in the second scene, I think they've sent me the wrong script."
"Well, if you look at the whole story, I mean there's only Jews and Romans in the story. I mean I just wanted to flesh that character out and make that a drama about the people around Christ when he was going through this passion."
"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."
"I'll tell you what I did need to learn was tolerance, and I think I've been actually given a daily opportunity to practice that, and it's - it's - and I know that that sounds almost like a backhanded slap, and it is in a way because I haven't been successful at it every day."
"It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something."
"Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten."
"I'm pretty fit, naturally. I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well and I think it has an effect on me. But hey, I'm putting on the insulin tire like everybody else, but that's just a function of getting older."
"Theatrical is fantastic. I don't think anything will ever replace the big dark room, the screen and the popcorn. You can kind of do it in your home if you have a nice screen, but it's not the same thing."
"It's amazing how powerful a piece of work can be and how it can influence people and change. It's pretty interesting."
"I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality - period."
"I'm always writing. There is always a story brewing in my head."
"Marriage is marriage. Everybody has problems."
