I can't afford to hate anyone. I don't have that kind of time.

In a mad world only the mad are sane.

Man is a genius when he is dreaming.

Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.

It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.

The role of the artist is to not look away.

There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.

Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.

If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.

I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can’t people be happier together?

We create things to watch them grow, Ruin, she said. To take pleasure in seeing that which we love become more than it was before.

A determinate purpose of life and steady adhesion to it through all disadvantages are indispensable conditions of success.

Who taught you all this, doctor?" The reply came promptly: "Suffering.

We can establish empirical criteria for free actions, and investigate human actions on the presupposition we are free.

Psychotherapy can be one of the greatest and most rewarding adventures, it can bring with it the deepest feelings of personal worth, of purpose and richness in living.

Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.

Prayer is not adult letters written to Santa Claus, and God is not some parent-like figure up in the sky who's going to take care of us.

Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.

I took a Groundlings class in my 20s, and I was terrible. They didn't even pass me to the next level.

A simple equation for the production of successful art work is lots of reference material plus lots of art supplies equals lots of painting happiness.