Americans always think they have to lead. I'm interested in ambiguity.

There's absolutely no point in beating yourself up. Focus on going forward.

I really dislike it when women reject feminism; that's ridiculous. I am a product of feminism. Without feminism I would not be making films.

I just don't think I'm an ideological filmmaker in any way. I don't know how anyone could see anything I've done and see that.

I make unpopular versions of popular things. I make a horror film and it's not a horror film. None of my genre movies function as genre movies.

Punk rock, when I was a part of it, was called 'the underground.' There was something very attractive in all the hidden places, the hidden histories.

Mostly I'm just not American. I spent four years of my childhood here, but I think if you're Canadian you have a very different perspective. You don't think you're at the center of things.

One thing I'm not is a moralistic filmmaker. I'm not trying to tell people what to do, and I'm not trying to lead.

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath.

I'm not trying to make the world a better place.

Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

Books are the best companions. They talk to you when you want them and they stop when you want them…They ask no questions, and want no favours.

Beauty, thou wild fantastic ape Who dost in every country change thy shape!

Whatever Yasu loves, I love too. That's the secret of love.

To receive the Word in the ear is one thing, and to receive Jesus into your very soul is quite another.

If the strong exploit the weak, democracy will not be stable.

I don't think I have reached a plateau. I have just reached the level where I am today. But I need to go above it.

Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge.

There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a long snout and a pair of sleepy blinking eyes.

The Greens have every right to run, that's what democracy is, and they should argue their point by saying how they think people should vote, not by telling us to be silent.

To hope is to risk frustration. Make up your mind to risk frustration.