I'm very phobic about flying, but I'm also drawn to it.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

As a child I had terrible asthma.

More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Always stay open to surprise.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

Hardships are hills of mountains, which must be overcome for the highest accomplishments.

You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.

I will look at the past, but I will not stare at it.

I am so stupid, so easily fooled. It's really almost funny. If I could lift a finger I would gladly kill myself.

F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours.

Since Adam and Eve ate the apple, man has never refrained from any folly of which he was capable.

When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.

Oh yea FORTUNATELY the girls are a lot braver then the guys, they flirt all the time.

One of the first signs of being depressed is that you lose interest in things. That's why I think it is important to stay passionate.

Destroy the old files, but make copies first.