Quotes About Clarity

Nothing clears my head and puts things in perspective quite like a long, hard run.

When I can see things through the lens of the director, it's like being able to see the whole puzzle - it's not just about my role, but the whole script.

I don't consider myself a flashy director. A lot of times, people will look and don't even know what I do.

I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic.

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

You never want anything to distract from the message you're sharing with the audience. That means even after an all-nighter in the car or a live shot after two connecting flights, you have to sound and seem fresh. You want people focused on what you're saying, not how you look.

I like being able to just put everything out on the table and letting the cream float.

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

Clarity affords focus.

I need it to be do or die to really get focused.

I'm not exactly an Einstein, so I compensate by being more focused.

It should consist of short, sharply focused sentences, each of which is a whole scene in itself.

I know what we do really well - I just try and keep us focused on doing that.

I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.

To me, I think I'm just going to keep focused and forward on what I'm doing, work-wise, rather than searching for any kind of meaning in it.

We rob ourselves of so much by focusing on the wrong stuff. And the ability to get into the moment and deal with what is, that's the real opportunity.

Really focusing on what I have to do right now... no matter what role I'm playing - it alleviates everything around me and makes everything a lot more simple.

It's impossible to know what happens in the fog of war.

Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color.

Folly always knows the answer.

I don't think I'm complicated at all. I'm not political, and I'm not trying to be diplomatic. I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, and I don't say bad things about people. There is no agenda. There's no trying to fool somebody.

Something I learned early on in my career is there's no use trying to fool anybody about what you want to do on a project where there are other people involved, rather than your own thing.

I am not a fool. I know where I stand in terms of box office returns.

I have to understand what I'm doing, and action is so simple and easy for me that I'd be foolish to try something different.