Akira Kurosawa is the pictorial William Shakespeare of our time.

I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.

All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives.

I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.

Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive.

Our one goal is to give the world a taste of peace, friendship and understanding. Through the visual arts, the art of celebration of life.

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

Before I go off and direct a movie, I always look at four films. They tend to be The Seven Samurai, Lawrence Of Arabia, It's A Wonderful Life and The Searchers.

The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who.

Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about.

I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back.

For those who like that sort of thing, " said Miss Brodie in her best Edinburgh voice, "That is the sort of thing they like.

Falling in love is not the problem

Figure out what makes you laugh, and do more of it. Figure out what makes you cry, and do less of it.

Don’t underestimate the importance of reading and understanding God’s Word.

Fame without Jesus Christ is a shame hereafter .

Whatever you believe with emotion becomes reality. You always act in a manner consistent with your innermost beliefs and convictions.

The thing is you can be a great designer but you can also be lazy or not understand the other person's preferences or be more concerned about being a star than being good at what you do.

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

Legislators and revolutionaries who promise both equality and liberty are visionaries and charlatans.

I got on the TV show at 40 and that is something very rare. So, I know that God gave me that role (on) One Life to Live - the role of Carlotta, the role of a mom.