I felt stifled. Everything I looked at reminded me of myself.

We are all born artists. The nature generally doesn’t discriminate among newborns with respect to art. Yet most of us try very hard as we grow, without knowing, to stop being artists.

Pay attention to the work you want to do and everything'll work out fine. If you're in it for the ego, you might be successful but at a limited level.

Once a day you should look into the mirror to see if what stands between you and happiness isn't you.

We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie.

Find first, seek later.

The worst thing that could happen to a filmmaker is growing up wanting to be a filmmaker.

When I was a kid, I just devoured TV 24 hours a day. Now that it's actually available 24 hours a day, I'm usually busy doing other stuff. But I do watch TV when I can.

My friends and I sometimes laugh at each other that there is so much maintenance of a body. I paid no attention when I was younger.

To live in the past is to miss today's opportunities and tomorrow's blessings.

Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.