I am finished with cities. I spent four years in New York, ten in Paris, and I was in Belgrade for a while. To me now they are just airports.

I never wanted an independent Bosnia. I wanted Yugoslavia. That is my country.

In Serbia a lot of people hate me because they want to westernize, not understanding that the western world is bipolar, with very good things and very bad things.

Just because I believe in the identity and integrity of my country doesn't make a xenophobe or a nationalist.

Making movies is a dangerous job. Because you are always the one who stands at the center of the universe when making movies.

I put my ideas into practice. That may be the reason people hate me.

I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will choose the citizens.

Every time I'm shooting a movie I want to kill myself. Because I don't see the light in the end of the tunnel.

I've reached the 50th year of my life, and now every question related with life also includes thinking about death. When I leave, I want to leave to my offspring a clear idea about identity.

I will not cut my film because, because, because, because of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

You know, in each segment of ex-Yugoslavia, multi-ethnic life is lost, except I think we somehow still have this in Serbia.

Don't kiss me", he said, looking into Natalie's eyes. There was a second's silence. "Let me kiss you. I'm old-fashioned that way.

Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors, comedians and directors.

It is said that it takes 10,000 hours to develop mastery and excellence. How many hours have you clocked today on your passion?

Feel the force of forgiveness.

She just threatened to throw the next man who shoots at you out the window. Megan is awake. She offered to help. God, Trent, what is it with you and women?

If you die trying for something important, then you have both honor and courage, and that's pretty good.

Without new economies, our old economies get our jobs taken from them because everyone else has figured out how to do it.

Every time he glances at me I feel it just as surely as if he has reached out and run his finger along my soul. It is all I can do not to smile at the sheer wonder of it.

The fact is, there is only one body ideal in fashion, and most likely, you don't have it.

I'm both challenged and excited. My excitement is: I get a chance to give something back. My challenge is: The shortest seminar I usually do is 50 hours.