I don't think that because you die and move on to somewhere else that you lose your sense of humor.

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.

The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.

Remember, pain is temporary; film is forever.

If you work at love, you will find love at work.

Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant.

Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.

Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.

Every film is a challenge. I always say that making a movie is like film school - you're always learning. But unlike most schools, you never get done with it. You never learn everything.

I think that's the job of a director really, to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being.

Yes, Max, you are going to die. Just like everybody else.Thank you, Confucious.

All I'm saying is that there is more to life than the main story. Check out the notes in the margins because maybe they're even more important.

Positive goals lead to positive actions for purposeful life.

The value is in the worth, not in the number.

I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.

I would not go so far as to say that the French trade unions attached greater importance to the struggle for peace than the others did; but they certainly seemed to take it more to heart.

I've seen things, and that's almost the same as doing them.

I never get my creativity flowing. I'm a pro, this is how I earn my living. If it don't flow, I don't eat.

My parents were extremely reluctant. When my father was clearly dying, my mother refused to acknowledge it.

To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily.