A storyteller makes up things to help other people; a liar makes up things to help himself.

It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true.

They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true. What they don't tell you is that when it starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up.

You’re not necessarily supposed to believe it…You’re just supposed to believe in it.

When a man's stories are remembered, then he is immortal.

In a moment, everything can change and in a moment, you can change everything.

This is what is meant by last words: they are keys to unlock the afterlife. They're not last words but passwords, and as soon as they're spoken you can go.

People were so cheap there... they ate beans to save on bubble bath.

Dreams are what keep a man going.

The ending is always a surprise.

Remembering a man's stories makes him immortal.

You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.

Someone like you makes the sun shine brighter. Someone like you makes a sigh half a smile. Someone like you makes my troubles much lighter. Someone like you make life seem worthwhile.

And then it was working with Bob Hoskins, who I had never worked with before - except radio. It was like being given a wonderful meal - full of the things you love most.

People don't do what you expect but what you inspect.

In every Revolution a dictator is needed to save the state by force, or censors to save it by virtue.

Going backwards is never an option.

If there's a theme in my work, it's that I like to focus on smart people who are facing oppression and who are fighting back against it.

Anywhere in the world you hear a Chicago bluesman play, it's a Chicago sound born and bred.

I don't know if I would call it therapy, but filmmaking is really the only thing I know how to do. For me, making movies is a way to bring on change for myself, and I really enjoy that part.

When you live alone, your furnishings, your possessions, are always confronting you with the thinness of your existence.