We Are Not Quotes

I'm not interested in making a diagnostic novel or a concern. I'm 100 percent committed in fiction to the pleasure principle - that's what fiction is, and should be.

So I am lonely, but not alone, like everybody else.

Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.

I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea in making art

At any rate, cost what it may, to separate ourselves from those who separate themselves from the truth of God is not alone our liberty, but our duty.

The world is waiting for men with vision - it is not interested in mere pictures.

I'm never going to be content with a comeback when you end up losing ... You can't just accept being in a game that's close and end up losing it. It's just not okay.

I'm nothing if not honest.

Hollywood was fine with fakes, but it was most definitely not okay with frauds.

I'd rather work with a grassroots organization than in politics. I'm not sure I'd be the best politician because I don't think I'm good about tactfully tiptoeing around questions in the right way.

Why fly? Simple. I'm not happy unless there's some room between me and the ground.

I have another question: Hillary Clinton, lying to the American people about her selfish, awful judgment in making our secrets vulnerable.Guilty or not guilty?

You can not have comedy unless people are behaving badly. You can't have it.

So what do I wish for? Something I'm not sure I want? Someone I'm not sure I need? Or someone I know I can't have?

Things that matter in this life can not be bought. Friends, truth, and a passion for life.

As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

The holidays are also a time when people freak out about their finances. If you don't want to spend the money, why not try some of the other options instead of killing a bunch of animals?

If you are someone, you know, with fame, whatever amount, it's good to be married to someone who's not impressed with that at all.

I'm not sure what we're running from. Nobody. Or the future. Fate. Growing up. Getting old. Picking up the pieces. As if running we won't have to get on with our lives.

Some of the best ideas I get seem to happen when I'm doing mindless manual labor or exercise. I'm not sure how that happens, but it leaves me free for remarkable ideas to occur.

The sexual is part of everything, and it's highly formalized. I hadn't done figure for a long time. And I thought to myself, "Why not the erotic figure?"

Fear not lest precautions and protective contrivances diminish your pleasure: mystery only adds thereto.

When we are not honest, we are cut off from a significant resource of ourselves, a vital dimension that is necessary for unity and wholeness.

And have the courage to accept that you're not perfect; nothing is, and no one is - and that's OK.

Art experts are unfailingly opposed to Art for the simple reason that they are interested in Art - but Art is not interested in Art. Art is interested in life.

My voice is like a rumour. I'm not sure if it came out or not, or if it is true.

Comedy is not pretty.

I still have pretty much the same fears I had as a kid. I'm not sure I'd want to give them up; a lot of these insecurities fuel the movies I make.

I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got there.

Forgive others, forgive yourself, forgive yourself for not being perfect, and accept responsibility for your own life.

The newspaper is dying. I'm not sure there will be newspapers and its one business I'd never be in

Why write [about my art]? Why not just show the photographs?

The truth's not pretty of course. No one likes to look it in the face.

Progress not perfection.

I'm not afraid of anything other than spiritual annihilation. Where your soul is sucked into the void.

Entrepreneurs stand out from the rest of the pack because they are not afraid to take big risks and they aim to please no one except the people who truly matter.

It is significant that people who refuse to tell their children fairytales do not fear that the children will believe in princes and princesses, but that they will believe in witches and bogeys.

I can almost hear Haymitch groaning as I team up with this wispy child. But I want her. Because she's a survivor, and I trust her, and why not admit it? She reminds me of Prim.

I get really upset seeing my friends who are mums crying because they feel like they're not good enough. Clever, confident, kind young women all going, 'I'm ruining my child's life.

I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough.

If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it.

I like that people who are not experts can not only understand but get engaged by my work. I like that Joe Paterno can read me. Bill Bradley.

When you've just done it, you're not sure. But when you've sat with it for a couple of hours and you don't want to do anything more to it, that's a great feeling. It can stand on its own two feet.

I'm happy not knowing. Most of the time (except when I'm a neurotic mess about uncertainty) I feel glad that the horizon is a mystery.

I have heard of bloggers who don't accept awards. I accept them with open arms...why not? When we spread the love and gratitude around, we have more love and gratitude to give.

Don't lose sleep over things you cannot change! Wash away guilt - it's not worth it.

The bit I love is I really love acting, really, and the circus of being a celebrity is something I'm sort of not interested in. I find it strange.

Thinking is a wonderful tool if it's applied. Thinking, however, can not become the master. Thinking is a very bad master. If you're dominated by thinking then your life becomes very restricted.

Why not directing? There’s no big mystery about it. It’s – well, it’s just having a point of view and – and a certain amount of selection and taste.