I always like to keep the budget as small as possible just to have the most freedom.

When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-opinionated about what I do and don't like.

I'm always a sucker for a love story.

The unexpected connections we make might not last, yet stay with us forever

My movies are not about being, but becoming.

It's about moments in life that are great but don't last. They don't go on, but you always have the memory and they have an effect on you. That's what I was thinking about.

It seems that the greatest difficulty is to find the end. Don't try to find it, it's there already.

You don't have to be loud. If you know what you want, people respect that.

Forget the audience, make what you want to see

Thats the way I work: I try to imagine what I would like to see.

I like telling the story in a visual way. I don't like explaining a lot in dialogue.

Let the gladness of your soul blossom.

The awareness that seeks to know is the very object of its own seeking.

Three minutes' thought would suffice to find this out . but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.

My mum always felt that women deserved as much as men, and should have as much power, so I suppose I opted to go into a very male-dominated arena to try and prove that.

Find something that feels good, that resonates with your heart.

Body and soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be who I am?

[Professional accountants ] should be encouraging companies to enhance their green credentials by switching to renewables, and to respect core labor standards and human rights.

It works better for me to be nervous and hungry.

While there are things with this job that remain constant, in terms of how you shoot, the actual crux of the character is always different and always evolving.

Wild is the music of autumnal winds Amongst the faded woods.