I never get myself in a situation where I don't have creative freedom.

When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-opinionated about what I do and don't like.

I'm always a sucker for a love story.

The unexpected connections we make might not last, yet stay with us forever

My movies are not about being, but becoming.

It's about moments in life that are great but don't last. They don't go on, but you always have the memory and they have an effect on you. That's what I was thinking about.

It seems that the greatest difficulty is to find the end. Don't try to find it, it's there already.

You don't have to be loud. If you know what you want, people respect that.

Forget the audience, make what you want to see

Thats the way I work: I try to imagine what I would like to see.

I like telling the story in a visual way. I don't like explaining a lot in dialogue.

Forget the face of God, and forget your own name is Beloved.

To shine always love always.

It's good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.

We face the future fortified with the lessons we have learned from the past. It is today that we must create the world of the future.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.

The very first discovery of beauty strikes the mind with an inward joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties.

What did one shepherd say to the other shepherd? Let’s get the flock out of here.

It's not good to live so much inside oneself. It's a self-imposed exile, really. It makes you different.

What I've learned is that at the end of the day, we are all human. We all have that in common.

I love comic books and I love anime.