I pay for what I call eccentricity and my will to evolve.

I want to do things that will change someone's life, not something they'll forget about tomorrow.

I like dark, dramatic roles; they're just really powerful and real.

I just want to make something that I love and people will respect.

I'd love to star in dark drama that audiences could really relate to.

I loved working on 'Donnie Darko.' I learned a lot from the cast, Jake Gyllenhaal and the producers. I love doing what I do because I get to meet so many great people.

Only half the story is true. The rest is necessary.

The smallest a family can be is two members, and that was Jules and me.

There are limits to human beings and science, and fiction is one way to expose those limits. --Ono Norihiro

Rich folk don't try so hard

Fortune helps the brave.

Whenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.

By my 40s, I finally got out of my own way, so I could become a life creator; a life giver.

When I make a dress that someone wants to put on and somebody else wants to take off, then I know I've got it right. Because when someone looks good on the outside, they'll feel good on the inside.

Providing a real way to deal with the urgent needs of environmental issues that is accessible to everyone is the new fight for the democratization of design.

We should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.