Any man worth his salt loves a feminist. Only men who are afraid of the feminine in themselves are afraid of women.

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

I believe in what science fiction can do, which is it can set up simple rules that it has to follow to try to illuminate something about the present that is somewhat invisible to us.

One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.

When I'm sitting writing, I know that something works if I've made myself cry, or laugh, or have a visceral emotion.

Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.

I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.

Writing so that I can act became a way of having not more control over my future but not having to wait for permission. You can choose yourself. Hmm, who should play this part? I nominate me!

Life and death and birth is this fantastic mystery that we cannot fully grasp.

I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.

People go to the cinema to be moved; they wanna laugh, they wanna cry, they wanna feel something deeply, especially if they're not feeling deeply in their own lives.

Never give up. May hope be your anchor.

finding peace will help pave your path.you have to be [fully] present to experienceand understand what you need to keep going.

These precious things should be proud of their luck, if a woman like you owns them.

I miss the banter with friends and family, which more often than not takes place within the confines of a decent public house. So I miss the pubs.

It's not how big your pencil is; it's how you write your name.

In everything we ought to look at the end.

When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.

Create a good idea and leave it in the darkness; you will then see that people will come with the candles in their hands to find it, because just like the bad, the good has also a special scent!

It is not the world that needs peace, it is people. When people in the world are at peace within, the world will be at peace.

The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.