I'm preprogrammed emotionally and intellectually not to go down blind alleys. I don't waste the time. I automatically edit out whatever's impractical.

Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you're the only expert.

Time is just a blur for me. I don't know what - I don't even know where I am sometimes.

People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same.

Your best work is your expression of yourself.

In the end, the character of a civilization is encased in its structures.

If you know where it's going, it's not worth doing.

You can look anywhere and find inspiration.

Not every person has the same kinds of talents, so you discover what yours are and work with them.

Take what comes your way. Do the best with it. Be responsible as you can and something good will happen.

You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.

I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught…

Do not seek victory, for victory in itself will not serve you. Seek to understand what made the victory possible.

When complimented, a sincere "thank you" is the only response required.

...writing with ferocity is a gift, provided that ferocity is a monomaniacal devotion to pursuing the truth ...

Everyone complains of his lack of memory but nobody of his want of judgement.

Man is to man either a god or a wolf.

And only the photographer himself knows the effect he wants. He should know by instinct, grounded in experience, what subjects are enhanced by hard or soft, light or dark treatment.

Whoa, I've really got to stop making plans with fictional characters. It can't be healthy to develop relationships with people who don't exist.

Nothing regarding man is ever inhuman. That's why I make films, not iceboxes.

When there is no job related stress, you are more aware of your mate and children, if you are a parent.