The thing that I like about Germany is that Germans are so much like us. It's not like going to some other countries, where the differences are overwhelming and you walk around in a fog. Germans are so similar to Americans.

Clean water is only as far away as the nearest tap, and there are taps everywhere. There's a faucet everywhere. But the reality is, the water in our toilets is cleaner than the water that most people are drinking.

Our problem is civil obedience

Liberty is a soul’s right to breathe.

He's famous for being obsessive about details.

Life is on the wire. The rest is just waiting.

If you work at something, you get better at it.

History is change happening one person at a time.

It's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.

Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage

If your movies don't perform, they just stop calling you.

My wife is my soul mate. I can't imagine being without her.

You will never solve poverty without solving water and sanitation.

If anybody wanted to photograph my life, they'd get bored in a day.

If you can't help people, then what is the point of being successful?

All you have in the end is to look back and like the choices you've made.

Some people just see the glory and they don't want to know about the story.

Clint Eastwood just runs an incredibly tight ship, but it's really laid back.

Generally, the bigger the budget, the less interesting the characters become.

I should have done it years ago. It's amazing I didn't even want cigarettes anymore.

Right before 'The Bourne Identity' came out, I hadn't been offered a movie in a year.

I think marrying somebody who's not a celebrity, it just takes a lot of the pressure off.

If there's an idea I think is really good and I feel like I can write it, then I'll do it.

For Ripley I learned to play some songs on the piano, and I never really played them again.