At the end of the day, filmmaking is a sheer act of creative will. You have to be prepared to stick with your art no matter what comes your way.

Filmmaking is like playing in your imagination and getting paid to do it. I guess I'll ride this horse until it bucks me.

For me the dream is the freedom to make all the crazy ideas I have in my head into movies. I truly love directing and I think it is a privilege to have this as an occupation.

Take a look and pick up a book, you never know what you might just find.

The sky is but a looking glass into a pool of airless oceans, cast off into a dance of light and energy, leaving only a facet of guidance to navigate. Such an existence lays but within the mind man.

A man in love is an awful sight.

The Russians are not going to do what we want them to do because we want them to do it.

You’re my religion. You’re all I’ve got.

That endless book, the newspaper, is our national glory.

If you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn your attention to politics and learn.

When singing, you need performing skills and a bit of imagination. You have to treasure the emotions, and to not deviate from the colour of the song while pouring your heart into it.

The Philippines bear witness to the youthfulness and vitality of the Church.

I've always been attracted to independent women, but the idea that someone could be independent and still kind of put herself second at times was pretty interesting.