I find it rare to see truly complex portraits of women on film.

Stay humble to the craft and never forget how much it actually takes to be the main character of a documentary.

Monsters are easy, Miss Rook. They're monsters. But a monster in a suit? That's basically just a wicked man, and a wicked man is a more dangerous thing by far.

She has vivid pictures of Hell. It is as hot as Rajputana in June and everyone is made to learn seven foreign languages . . .

After awhile, marriage gets a little stale and you're looking for something to scratch that a little.

All the fun is locking horns with impossibilities.

It's about bums on seats. If nobody wants to listen to what you are doing, it kind of defeats the purpose really, doesn't it?

When a leader is upbeat in the face of discouraging circumstances, others admire that quality and want to be like her.

Never miss an opportunity to look like a nice guy.

The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

A writer should not run around with a mirror for his countrymen; he should tell his society and his times things no one ever thought before.

I'm hoping that people should hopefully give me another chance to dream big and to deliver on those dreams.