Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.

I believe our society has fell into a pyramid system where there's people relegated to the bottom of that pyramid and there's people that feel like they're entitled to the top of that pyramid.

Today I didn't even have to even use my A.K ! I got to say it was a good day

I do what I do. You like it, great. You don't, go listen to somebody else. I'm stickin' with the people who stuck with me.

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall with a joint, drinking some eight-ball.

I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.

Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don't doubt yourself.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.

Sometimes you got to start somewhere. And it's cool, as long as where you start is not where you plan on finishing.

If you born in the mud, you gonna be dirty, and people don't understand that.

The constant tug between nature and civilization is what keeps on our toes. Though of course, that did rather beg the question of how you defined nature and how you defined civilization.

Before being free, it is necessary to be just

I do have some theatrical background. I've written plays and seen plays and read plays. But I also read novels. One thing I don't read is screenplays.

The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists.

When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.

When a film is successful, you don't need to shout about it from the rooftops. I don't believe in going into overdrive. There's no desperation to be acknowledged as the reason for a film's success.

i'm sure i'm worth a lot more dead than alive

Today is a day for sober and mature reflection, not glee. Mindless celebration is both spiritually inappropriate and politically naive.

The new film I'm shooting in Jerusalem - which is partly why I'm here in Israel - is something I co-wrote.

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.