“You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I...” — Ed Harris Quote

“You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke.”

“I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.”

“One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.”

“It is greed or financial difficulty that makes people fix matches, not gaining an edge over rivals, so it is different from say Lance Armstrong or Ben Johnson.”

“Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist who wasn't influenced by European music!”

“I write about what hoaxers do, but I also want us to think about what believers do. Why do we want to believe a story like James Frey's 'A Million Little Pieces?' Why did we want to believe that Lance Armstrong really did all these things that, looking back, seemed impossible?”