Act – make an event. Smash the coordinates and see where the smithereens fly. Let in the madness, and be sure to be a danger to oneself and others. Too much thinking turns you into that fool Hamlet.

People go their whole lives wanting to be admired for their hidden qualities.

Intelligence and effort can be no compensation for ugliness.

I don’t like being left for long struggling with my dangerous self.

The past looks worse the closer you look at it.

Whoever thought that pleasure makes you happy?

I am dust and my story ends here.

Old age is the new childhood.

I’m using Mao as my inspiration. “Cast away illusions. Prepare for struggle.” I’m back in business, baby. You don’t know you’re stuck until you get moving.

Don't talk for five minutes, there's a good chap! I've a strange feeling come over me--almost as if I were going to think!

One chance is all you need.

Real film is light; digital is electricity.

Oh, hey, maybe I should have mentioned that my friends are retarded douchebags.

I feel like, as a filmmaker, I'm at my strongest when I write the script and when it comes from me, out of whole cloth. My best work has always been self-generated.

Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.

We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face.

Scientists who have dedicated their lives to building machines that think, feel that it's only a matter of time before some form of consciousness is captured in the laboratory.

People always say 'They [teens] need a good talking to.' I've never agreed with that. A kid needs a good listening to.

You don't have to know how to make a movie. If you truly love cinema with all your heart and with enough passion, you can't help but make a good movie.