I have a sort of a fetish for insects, clockwork, monsters, dark places, and unborn things

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to Mexico very slowly.

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil's Backbone and The Sixth Sense. It is a return to more gothic atmospheric ghost storytelling.

In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a sophisticated person to believe in something beyond.

You only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think.

The butterfly does not look back upon its caterpillar self, either fondly or wistfully; it simply flies on.

If you're not operating on an instinctive level, you're not an artist.... Reason over emotion is bullshit, absolute bullshit... We suffocate ourselves in rules. I find fantasy liberating.

Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.

You have to believe the magic to see it.

Night is real. Night is not an absence of light, but in fact, it is daytime that is a brief respite from the looming darkness.

I think video games are going to completely take over storytelling in our society. Video games are not a fad.

We are all the same being. Union is the true reality of existence.

It's like Canada is the little brother to the United States and one day they are going to show the world they're just as cool as their successful big brother.

Why don't you get a haircut? You look like a chrysanthemum.

I was drawn to be very solitary as a scholar. I lived a very quiet life, aloof, with my books, with my walks in nature, meditating, and of course with my teacher.

The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us, creates harmony and unity, and gives us courage and joy for mission.

People are like that, judging you before they know you.

It is better to be fully present and rested and engaged for one thing than rushed, distracted, and scattered for ten.

Love is the only human emotion that cannot be controlled.

You're like this little blip of light that lasts for a very brief time and you can shine as brightly as you choose.

For he that but conceives a crime in thought, Contracts the danger of an actual fault.