Heist movies tend to be a bit superficial, glamorous, and fun. They don't tend to be emotionally engaging.

I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

You're never going to learn something as profoundly as when it's purely out of curiosity

A camera is a camera, a shot is a shot, how you tell the story is the main thing.

I like films that continue to spin your head in all sorts of different directions after you've seen them.

You musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.

One of the things you do as a writer and as a filmmaker is grasp for resonant symbols and imagery without necessarily fully understanding it yourself.

Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.

Every great story deserves a great ending

I've always believed that if you want to really try and make a great film, not a good film, but a great film, you have to take a lot of risks.

Be ambitious, Spend time wanting, pursuing, wishing. Chase things with passion. Dream but never let the chase diminish what you already have.

You must feed them, Anne, else they eat their toys.

Most people say, 'Never let anyone change you.' Well, I must say that this only applies to those who are living in the positive direction.

One would think that if people truly wanted to live incredible lives, they would do everything in their power to create a mindset which helped them get there. Right?

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

you have to play it out sometimes.

I've never been a politician, but , I am totally committed to the Republican Party. I feel very honored to be the front runner.

In effect, I feel like a blind, deaf, and illiterate person working through the sensibilities and multiple, real talents of other people. Everything I do is collaborative.

My work life makes much less sense now than 20 years ago. It's Humpty-Dumpty-like in a way; I can't put the pieces back together.

I think it's morally wrong to keep someone away from what keeps him happy.