"There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down."

"People who are powerless make an open theater of violence."

"I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else."

"There's a connection between the advances that are made in technology and the sense of primitive fear people develop in response to it."

"I know it may sound silly, but I think my short stories have a life and identity of their own. They crop up in all sorts of places."

"An improper mind is a perpetual feast."

"I don't even talk about whether or not racial profiling is legal. I just don't think racial profiling is a particularly good law enforcement tool."

"I think we felt the pressure more at first than this time around. But still you don't want to let anyone down. I never even met Patrick until we had a Christmas party at Ian McKellen's house on the first movie and then I didn't see him again until the premiere."