Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.

When you create art, the world has to wait.

I mean, I'm very serious with my kids about them comprehending the intricacies of global finance.

Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests - not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life.

I'm a student of world religion, so to me, it's hugely important to have knowledge and to understand what people are doing.

I don't necessarily believe in organized religion.

Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm still a virgin in a lot of ways. I'm not used to being shot down for no reason.

The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school.

I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

I know how to learn anything I want to learn. I absolutely know that I could learn how to fly the space shuttle because someone else knows how to fly it, and they put it in a book. Give me the book, and I do not need somebody to stand up in front of the class.

I love producing. I am loving doing that. I think that is my most natural space in the business. I just love producing or editing and that's where I thrive.