I do know that for all the artists it's very important to speak in a vernacular that can be understood by everyone.

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

You can do pretty much anything you want in this world, and it's not all that difficult - you just have to ignore the people who tell you that you need to go this way, and it's the only way.

I've noticed in my life that as you work on more things with more people, you spend less time hanging out with other people who are artists, creative people who give you a sense of family.

An artist doesn't necesetharily have to get acclaim from the outside. Maybe it is much better if he can get validation from within.

I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in. I've seen what's happened to other directors who have done that.

I'm a writer, so I interview people all the time, and I think of it as being a very creative process. Giving interviews is actually one of the most creative parts of the film promotion process.

The suburbs are incredibly oppressive. I actually believe that the suburbs are much more dangerous than the ghettos.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko: 'You atheist?'"Kingsley Amis: 'Well, yes, but it's more that I hate him.

The lonely road to greatness is better than the crowded road to mediocrity.

One shouldn't envy another person's Destiny!As the fate written for everyone is not the same but surely a good one.

In the distance, mongrel dogs were howling out the coyote portion of their ancestry. All the sounds of the night seemed to pass through a hollow tunnel of indefinite length.

Voter: someone smart enough to choose how to be fooled.

I am huge water sports fan. I love to jet ski, speedboat, water ski. So I love to get away to somewhere sunny and just get on the water and have some fun with some friends.

It was truly revealing. The strength of the intervention, the intensity of colors and the happiness of this work, has never left me.

If i'm not trying my best, I might as well retire.

Censorship, telling people how to live their lives I completely disagree with.

It seems like the right thing to do is tackle problems other people aren't working on.