Being alone is better than sitting next to a lover and feeling lonely.

Before Sunrise did very well internationally. It made as much in Italy and Korea as it did here.

I want to make a film about a factory worker.

It's luck that one thing works out and one doesn't, it's sort of happenstance.

I'd like to quit thinking of the present as some minor insignificant preamble to something else.

Memory is a wonderful thing if you don't have to deal with the past.

The trick is to combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams. Because, if you can do that, you can do anything.

I think maybe making films is something innate you can't really teach to begin with.

The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure, while always arriving.

The rules of parenting have changed. By the modern definition, we were a generation of neglected children.

Filmmakers are going to make films, just like painters are going to paint.

At some point the choice you will face is whether to carry out your duties or live your life

Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.

No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.

I very seldom compromise. I am a Capricorn.

The best revenge is the massive success.

There is no shortcut to achievement.

Here's where I luck out: I'm really computer illiterate.

It ain't no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lie there and grunt is.

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.