A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.

No saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has; the power to talk to hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark.

There are no rules in filmmaking

My films must let every man, woman, and child know that God loves them, that I love them, and that peace and salvation will become a reality only when they all learn to love each other.

Friend, you are a divine mingle-mangle of guts and stardust. So hang in there! If doors opened for me, they can open for anyone.

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.

I always felt the world cannot fall apart as long as free men see the rainbow, feel the rain and hear the laugh of a child.

Most ideologies of the world are not for the individual. They're against the individual. Communism, fascism. Any kind of an ism - almost - they're against the individual.

My Advice to Young Filmmakers is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!

Don't follow trends, start trends.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

We all want results and we want them fast. But, when practicing meditation, impatience is a hindrance.

He slept that night the sleep of a successfully stubborn man.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The main function of the museum has been to serve as a pedestal upon which a clique of socialites pose as patrons of the arts

Fact-checking is so boring compared to writing fiction.

A lot of people wanted to try to make me the white Nicki Minaj. That’s not what I’m trying to do. I love ‘hood’ music, but my talent is as a singer.

Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity.