I never desired to really go to Hollywood and make films, and purely because I want my entire control, which I'm used to having.

Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.

I don't believe that art makes people violent in any way. I don't. But I do believe art can show people how to be violent and that's much more dangerous in a way.

I think that I am a pornographer, meaning that I make movies based on what excites me and what I would like to see.

The artificial world that we create through images will essentially become real.

Cinema is mass media, it is both overtly gross and exciting. It is our great mirror of society.

Creativity is narcissism. Creativity is falling in love with one's self as you create. It's self-indulgent.

In a way, art is a great way to release your love, fantasy, and desires. It's like a fetish. It's a comfortable way of excising a lot of your conscience.

Look at the birth of anything; it's always more violent than anything you could ever imagine.

We live in a beauty-obsessed culture, which on one hand is absolutely fabulous, but on the flip side, is also dangerously extreme.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

You can only appreciate being up when you know what it's like to have been down.

Every man has his own destiny the only imperative is to follow it to accept it no matter where it leads him.

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.

I'm a dad and a husband, and so the things that I love to do are all geared around my family.

The contradiction is this: man rejects the world as it is, without accepting the necessity of escaping it. In fact, men cling to the world and by far the majority do not want to abandon it.

The happiness of the tender heart is increased by what it can take away from the wretchedness of others.

DO NOT attempt to bring up other people's children through your text.

Believe in yourself. Tell yourself everyday "I am a talented person with a wonderful gift to give others!"

I have complete artistic control, and I just do my best album every time and trust it to fate.

I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.