I'm not a comic book guy at all.

Comic books and graphic novels are a great medium. It's incredibly underused.

Turning 30 was when my parents both got cancer and were fighting it and beat it, but their mortality started to get to me. Everything wasn't as hunky-dory like it was.

As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch it.

I had some big ups and downs when I was in my 20s and the one thing I learned was, no matter how low it gets, something good will come along - something always comes out of that dark period.

I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.

I couldn't sleep one night and I was sitting in my office and I realized that I was an independent filmmaker.

I'm Godless. I've had to make my God, and my God is narrative filmmaking

Every film had its own grammar. And it's your job as a director to basically figure out a language to tell a story.

At the end of Requiem all I wanted to do was get a DV camera and just do a small film. But then the hunger comes back.

I hope that Requiem is better than Pi. I hope that Pi is better than my student films, and I'm hoping that I'm getting better as I get older.

When a hug is this big, you feel it for days.

How we treat people is always our choice, and if we choose not to be respectful, it can come back to bite us.

Greatness lies on the other side of fear.

The market always provides us with opportunities.

Women need to have access to counseling services in the way that American or British women can have if something really bad or upsetting happens to them.

The truth is a rabbit in a bramble patch. All you can do is circle around and say it's somewhere in there.

There is unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student.

If you rest in the silence inside, all those you meet will have their spiritual hearts resuscitated.

What is the minimum daily requirement for carbohydrates? ZERO. The food pyramid is based on a totally irrelevant nutrient.