Being in a group is a way to actually to speak up, and define yourself in the comfort, and the complexity of the group.

I think all movies are political. The ones that are not political intentionally are the worst, and have the worst politics, I think.

I like the idea of a trilogy. It's cool. I like the word. When you do four, the word isn't cool - not as cool.

I want to try different genres. I think I'll still be looking at a strong female character in the center, and identity struggle and transformation.

I like to work around identification for the audience, and when there's a grown-up or a moral figure or something like that, people tend to go there.

I was a lot younger - when I wrote Water Lilies. I was like 26. It felt so natural to write about adolescence.

I was so sure that I knew what they needed and what I wanted to sell them that I never stopped long enough to find out what it was they wanted to buy.

Do I haste to live? Definitely, no. I endeavour to surpass tomorrow's me.

The main thing is to learn to pray regularly, to do it systematically

The degree of a nation’s civilization can be seen in the way it treats its prisoners

I love bikes. I used to own one, but I fell off it when I was younger and that was the end of my bike riding days until now.

History is a record of exploded ideas.

I've fallen in love with Brooklyn. I'm going to buy a little house in Brooklyn and live there. I'll go to the coast only when I have to make a picture.

Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.

I like to stay artistic. So I always like to draw or write.

Well I believe in the desirability of an optimal society.