"If you understand a painting beforehand, you might as well not paint it."

“I would make the movie industry more like the television industry. TV is more material driven. In TV, you can break new stars. TV can take more chances.”

“Two [Massachusetts coal burning power plants] remain: Brayton Point in the South Coast region and Mt. Tom, just down the road. Within the next four years, both should shut down and Massachusetts should finally end all reliance on conventional coal generation.”

“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.”

“They kept me in short pants as long as they could, until they were shaving the hair on my legs because it was beginning to photograph.”

“As a playwright, you can cover a lot of waterfront without being able to hold your own against an expert in any of those areas. I have no illusions about that.”

“I could not be more determined and robust about this. I want more children to play cricket and to have the chance to compete. I want them playing on the correct pitches with hard balls and proper headgear.”

“We're all capable of anything as human beings. Any emotion, any action. We really are.”

Source : "Jeff Daniels, star of The Newsroom, on walking, talking, and not getting typecast". Interview with Will Harris, tv.avclub.com. June 22, 2012.

“One of the annoying things when you're in a movie is that gets talked about is everyone projects meaning onto everyone's intentions.”

Source : "Heather Langenkamp: It’s frustrating not to have experienced ‘Elm Street’". PopWrap Interview, pagesix.com. May 23, 2011.