I can do anything. I can be anything. No one ever told me I couldn't. No one ever expressed this idea that I was limited to any one thing, and so I think in terms of what's possible, not impossible.

People have the power we give them. Words have the power we give them.

Art is long, life is short. Unless your funding is f%$ked, in which case all our days are numbered.

Art is long, life is short.

Our heart always transcends us.

Seems to me people are mean or evil because they're scared, mostly, or in pain, or afraid they're going to lose something.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

Inflation is taking up the poverty line, and poverty is not just economic but defined by way of health and education.

I wish the press was fair. They're really dishonest. The media is really dishonest. It's incredible.

It's actually very hard to find an area of the economy that doesn't fundamentally change in the measure that we are able to read and write life code.

If I was not a film-maker I'd probably be a musician. I like Kanye West, Jay-Z, R&B, classical, jazz and all kinds of music, but I'd say soulful World Music is my favorite.

I love the 'So You Think You Can Dance' show. I love it. I think it's some of the best hours on TV.

An old poet ought never to be caught with his technique showing.

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts.