Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an read more

Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an area that you might not be thinking about. That's what is kind of cool, or one of the cool things about this profession.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

Trips were always a blast; he was just a funny guy.

Trips were always a blast; he was just a funny guy.

And I'm working at trying to find a kind of language where I won't be so easily modulated by expectation.

And I'm working at trying to find a kind of language where I won't be so easily modulated by expectation.

No one has anything to cash out. I think this year people are going to be feeling pretty poor.

No one has anything to cash out. I think this year people are going to be feeling pretty poor.

There was always a dark element to our songs, some social commentary.

There was always a dark element to our songs, some social commentary.

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired read more

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired me in writing 'Panic,' it was 'North by Northwest,' ... Those are my favorite Hitchcock films -- the ones where ordinary, everyday people are going about their lives, and they take this dramatic left turn.

It was unbelievably difficult to get it made. Studios are extremely allergic to risk. Finally, after a long courtship, Lions read more

It was unbelievably difficult to get it made. Studios are extremely allergic to risk. Finally, after a long courtship, Lions Gate Films agreed to make the film. They liked the idea of a sports movie where spelling was the sport, something that might be compared to 'Hoosiers' or other good sports movies, but with a younger lead character.

We empathize with them and feel their pain. What we should say to them is thank you for their sacrifice. read more

We empathize with them and feel their pain. What we should say to them is thank you for their sacrifice. It's a pain for the country and an individual pain for those people who live there.