'Little Miss Sunshine' snowballed. It was a tiny movie. We shot it in 30 days, and it was really fun to do, but it was one of those small movies that you don't hold out huge hope for. Use this quote
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.' Use this quote
Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic. Use this quote
I always wanted to be a stay-at-home dad making art, making movies. Use this quote
Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness. Use this quote
I've had fans come and knock on my door. I'm usually polite, but I'm usually very direct and say, 'It's not cool that you come here uninvited.' Use this quote
The idea of avant-garde art is a very suspicious thing to me, the idea that poetry is new and it keeps being new the way Chevrolets every year are new. Use this quote
In the movies, Bette Davis lights two cigarettes and hands the second one to James Cagney. It was just so glamorous and romantic. Use this quote
My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised me on Spike Jones records and W.C. Fields movies, and his sense of humor fell somewhere in between. Use this quote
I like movies that pop, that have a little bit of candy on, that freedom to have a little bit of extra fun, but are rooted in real behaviour. Rooted in cause and effect, never violating reality. Use this quote
We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure. Use this quote
It's funny to be a critic. Use this quote
I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors. Use this quote
I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue. Use this quote
I have such a rich fantasy life, I can't help it. I do make up a lot of romantic stories in my head. Use this quote
If I could ever be on a Missy Elliott record, I could then die. Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige - I love hearing them interviewed, I love the way they talk about their art. They're very self-assured, they're funny, they're inviting. I love it. Use this quote
Being gifted needs courage. Use this quote
I don't play fantasy baseball anymore now because it's too much work, and I feel like I have to hold myself up to such a high standard. I'm pretty serious about my fantasy football, though. Use this quote
The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense of humor. And my boyfriend comes and visits me on the road. Use this quote
These 'Sports Illustrated' people, they know how to hold a secret. Use this quote