I think flying planes into a building was a faith-based initiative. I think religion is a neurological disorder.
I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so much more balanced than I was.
I don't think it's that difficult to distinguish between people with narcissistic disorders and people with high self-esteem.
There are definitely some folks in my hometown who are unhappy with the way I portrayed my hometown... But I think most folks realize I wrote this book not to disparage the hometown but to really try to understand why so many kids who grew up like I did struggled.
I think to simply make fun of something isn't particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something.
I used to think that the worst form of discrimination for women was being hit on or hearing something disparaging. What's even more challenging for young women is a very senior male who will take an interest in you, who see themselves as father figures or mentors.
I think there are people, and I do not mean this to be disparaging, there are people like Jay Mohr and Jeremy Piven where they just give you that vibe, 'This guy's going to play someone a little venal.'
I think disparaging something you don't understand, while a very normal thing - I expect more from serious people.
I don't think you really can send an exact message, because any two viewers are so disparate, in terms of their backgrounds, their point of view, their histories, that there's no telling what that message might be.
The income disparity is a huge issue. And I think that the only solution to this - there is no easy solution - are fundamental changes. That the world is changing quicker than our policies are changing. And we need the kinds of policies that will let us have a competitive economy going forward.
I think having a dispassionate eye is a good way of making art. When you don't know the structures of a place, you are unencumbered.
I did always think of Heinlein as a strict rationalist, although a dispassionate examination of his works doesn't support that.
If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion.
I'm not a misogynist, so you can dispense with that. I think I've done wonders for the feminist movement.
I think digital will displace film, yes. We're talking about digital as a thing of the future, but I'm afraid that it's here.
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.
I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul.
I think we just live in a time of the selfie. So there's a sense that everyone's uniqueness and importance on this planet should be displayed and reveled in, and that there's kind of a piece of glory for everyone.
I think evangelicals would do better if they concentrated less on bolstering the formal authority of the Scripture - which I certainly would want to affirm - and more on displaying how biblical texts can shape lives in salutary ways, how they are fruitful texts, how they are texts one can live according to.
Part of ego is displaying the ego. I've got ego, and I think I'm really good. But maybe I fall down in trying to sell it to people.
