I'm stubborn. I'm hardheaded. I don't do what I don't want to do.

I was in Jersey when the whole World Trade Center thing happened and I felt powerless. So, I went to Hawaii and did a surf movie. It's kind of fluffy.

I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there for two years and forgot every word of English I knew.

Whenever a female takes a strong stand for herself, the majority of the time they have to really, really narrow it down to being feminine and wearing dresses and just being lipstick chic.

You can keep knocking me down forever, I'll keep getting up and trying.

The more confidence you have in yourself and the more you believe that you are destined to do what you are gonna do, it will happen.

When I was about, I'd say, 18 or 19 years old, I wanted to be a part of the CIA just because they know those intimate secrets... So I was just always into knowing. I like to know things.

My favorite part of my body is my brain. I think no matter what my body looks like I wont be satisfied unless I know how to use it.

I do what I want, when I want, how I want, and because of that, it has taken me so long to grow into an adult human being.

I knew nothing about the independent film industry. I didn't know much about the industry itself. All I knew was how to watch movies, how to enjoy them, how to hate them, how not to like them.

I would like to see a fierce Fantasia mixed with Blade Runner, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars all in one. That's the kind of movies I want to make.

Embrace the Joy!

The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction.

Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.

There's the same percentage of genius happening in both genders, but there's less women writing scripts and out there looking for the job.

The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals.

I am gaining in health slowly, and am quite cheerful in view of my approaching end, - being fully persuaded that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than any other purpose.

It is no use trying to improve on children's names for wildflowers.

If your neighbors did an analysis of your life, what would they learn about the kingdom?

I just like being all over the place and writing whatever comes to mind. Having the tools? It's such a gift.

Californians tend to be outspoken. When the great migration began, the more timid people must have stayed home, and the bolder ones headed west.