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.

The very valuable and most precious thing in life is to offer and surrender your life into GOD's purpose

The very valuable and most precious thing in life is to offer and surrender your life into GOD's purpose

Its like buying a bottle of milk and getting a bottle of orange........you just would not accept it would you????

Its like buying a bottle of milk and getting a bottle of orange........you just would not accept it would you????

I don't know if it's going to be a painful few days or two years.

I don't know if it's going to be a painful few days or two years.

? devotion to the craft of filmmaking and his wealth of head-and-heart knowledge about what we do and how we read more

? devotion to the craft of filmmaking and his wealth of head-and-heart knowledge about what we do and how we do it was a special gift to his fellow directors.

All of that stuff about James Bond, that's Hollywood. You don't want anyone standing out in the intelligence business. You read more

All of that stuff about James Bond, that's Hollywood. You don't want anyone standing out in the intelligence business. You want someone nondescript. The ideal spy is 5-foot-6 and kind of dumpy.

I like Wagner's music much better than anybody's. It's so loud that one can talk the whole time without people read more

I like Wagner's music much better than anybody's. It's so loud that one can talk the whole time without people hearing you.

In 12 years of playing, I've never been on a team that won a playoff game. That was awesome. They read more

In 12 years of playing, I've never been on a team that won a playoff game. That was awesome. They were singing the fight song. Cars were lined up in the grass out there. There must have been a thousand people around.

(for which he won numerous critics' prizes and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe.

(for which he won numerous critics' prizes and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe.