I don't like persuaded sitters. I never could paint a cat if the cat had any scruples, religious, superstitious, or otherwise, about sitting.
The documentaries I made were never normal documentaries. They were about subjects I was obsessed with, and I suppose I thought I could sculpt them. What I think I do with my fiction is the same.
When we have sealed the outer border and thus stopped the illegal migration, we can talk about any solution.
Sean Penn has announced his retirement from acting about 72 times.
If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
I'm all about second chances.
I'm so comfortable on my snowboard that I don't have to think about it very much; it's somewhat second nature.
By the time a second term rolls around, the illusions about a president have largely evaporated.
I've been really vocal about my disappointment about how the WNBA athletes get treated like second-class citizens in relations to the NBA when they're a subsidiary.
I am expressive but secretive about my emotions.
The time has come - and must come - for multilateral conversations about a secure peace in all of Europe.
That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you.
The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
Relationships are give-and-take, and when you're a tennis player, you're certainly not giving. You have to be self-absorbed. It has to be about you.
My whole journey has been about self-acceptance.
The funny thing about the people I don't like - they're very self-centered.
Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.
I'm pretty self-critical about everything I've ever done: stand-up, 'SNL.'
I want to tell more stories about lying, dual lives, self-deception - those are my favorites.
