A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

May the Force be with you.

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.

Always remember, your focus determines your reality.

No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.

I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public.

You can't do it unless you can imagine it.

I put all of my resources into pushing the evolution in an industry that is notoriously backwards and I enjoy pushing that envelope,.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

We are all living in cages with the door wide open.

Who wanted to be smiled at by the girl that trailed shadows like pets, conjured snakes and waited for Death, her bridegroom, to steal her from these walls?

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

True happiness cannot not be achieved through wealth, fame or action, But through love, modesty and self satisfaction.

I asked Patrick if he felt sad that he had to keep it a secret, and Patrick just said that he wasn't sad because at least now, Brad doesn't have to get drunk or stoned to make love.

The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.

I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of the price to the banks as interest!

I've changed my style constantly, so I'm not sure I have one defined style, except perhaps style of subject matter.

To ... not prepare is the greatest of crimes; to be prepared beforehand for any contingency is the greatest of virtues.