Quotes About Discernment

I'd rather say no and have said no and do say no often. I walk away from projects if it doesn't feel right; if it's not the right team of people pulling in together or if the script isn't right. It could be a great idea but the script doesn't work.

If you pay attention to everything and everyone, you can keep your finger on the pulse and know what's going on. Then you can pull back when you need to or go forward in a certain way.

Whenever I hear someone describe something as a 'kids movie' or a 'family movie,' it immediately has a negative connotation in my mind because I think, 'Well, as an adult, I wouldn't go see it by myself, because it's purely for children and it holds nothing for me and it's simplistic and it's kind of easy.'

I accept a character purely based on its merits and not on any other criteria.

God will use us for his purposes, but it takes a certain kind of listening.

I get very picky. There's sort of a line you have to walk between working and doing something you actually want to be a part of, as opposed to just working for the work. That often puts you in a place where you have to choose whether or not you want to wait for good material to come along.

I've been in this business a long time, and I'm very clear on what is real and what is fleeting.

Any time you see something out there floating around that's not really reality, it's better to just cease it and stop it.

To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly.

It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.

I lead a simple lifestyle but that doesn't mean I am a foolish simpleton!

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

The public are not fools.

You have to be smart as a football player.

Out of sheer respect for the people I look up to in the industry, I do say 'yes' to projects at times. It helps me learn a lot. Also, if I am playing a small role in a good, content-driven film, I say yes to it. But there have been times when I said 'no' to films because I was not convinced with the content.

I'm fortunate enough that I don't have to accept every movie that comes along.

I cannot afford to watch Fox News.

I really enjoy doing the action stuff, but you have to be careful about who you say yes to with the action stuff 'cause some people want to do it but don't know how, and then it just becomes incredibly frustrating.

Faces always talk too much. One line and all their plans are revealed.

I know flies in milk. I know the man by his clothes. I know fair weather from foul. I know the apple by the tree. I know the tree when I see the sap. I know when all is one. I know who labors and who loafs. I know everything but myself.

Between the lines of every story there is another story, and that is one that is never heard and can only be guessed at by the people who are good at guessing.

Nihil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio (Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness)

Each time a thought came knocking on the door of her mind, she viewed it cautiously. Was it true? Was it honorable? Was it pure or lovely? Was it of good repute?

Perhaps he had already sensed God's leading, and been troubled and unsure why.