He's Famous For Being Obsessive About Details.

Most Films And Directors Lose Their Nerve And Want To Indicate [emotions] A Bit More, To Show That Their Story Is Clear. I'm Not Saying That's A Good Thing; As An Actor Its Anathema To Good Acting, But To Have Someone With The Confidence To Say That Should I Be Utterly Natural And Minimalist Is Great.

You Will Never Solve Poverty Without Solving Water And Sanitation.

Maybe If We Sit Out For The Next Few Years And Let Clint Eastwood Get A Little Experience, He's Going To Be A Good Director.

Fame Is Really Strange. One Day You're Not Famous, And Then The Next Day You Are, And The Odd Thing Is That You Know Intellectually That Nothing In The World Is Different. What Mattered To You Yesterday Are The Same Things That Matter Today, And The Rules All Still Apply - Yet Everyone Looks At You Differently.

If We Listen To The Better Angels Of Our Nature, There Are Creative And Good Solutions To Serious Problems.