My religion is my most precious possession. Except for it, I could easily have become excessively occupied with industry. Sharing responsibility for church work has been a vital counterbalance in my life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious.
I realize that a lot of business leaders may disagree with me, but I truly believe that God belongs in what my company does. By putting Him first in my operations, He can bless what I attempt.
While I have never been a regular churchgoer, I'm anything but immune to the power and the majesty of the religious experience.
When I was hired to write and direct a movie, my Christian duty suddenly became quite clear: My primary duty as a Christian in Hollywood is to do my job well.
God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a successful business, and outstanding employees. I do not take these blessings lightly.
If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing.
The fact that I don't have any particular need for religion doesn't mean that I have a need to cast religion aside the way some of my colleagues do.
I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books.
When I got religion, I found some work to do to benefit somebody.
The only thing I have retained from my upbringing - I did not retain the religious element - is the idea that you do not do things for money.