"The artist who chooses the difficult muse; or only has a difficult muse; should not be surprised with the results."

“I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.”

Source : "Helen Thomas 'Retires' After Anti-Israeli Jew Remarks". "The Two-way", www.npr.org. June 7, 2010.

“I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend a year of my life on these things, I want something that I feel that strongly about.”

“When you're in the car, how well you do is down to you and you alone-no band, no management, no marketing.”

“I understand the rules of Superman - not necessarily better than anyone else - but better than a normal filmmaker would. After doing 'Watchmen' and digging that deep into the why of superheroes, when Superman is presented to you, I felt like I was in a unique position to say 'I get this guy. I know what this is.”

Source : "Zack Snyder on 'Watchmen' legacy as 'the anti-"Avengers" movie'". Interview with Patrick Kevin Day, herocomplex.latimes.com. November 12, 2012.

“We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us.”

“All kids draw some kind of cartoon characters. They just grow out of them, and I didn't”

“I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.”

Source : Sean Covey (2011). “The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teenagers”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

“I directed three films and each time [I act] I hope it's the last time so I have time to do my film [directing].”