I think I'm a prudent filmmaker.

I believe the common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder.

I don't spend sleepless nights over getting very bad reviews.

People think we had a love-hate relationship. Well, I did not love him, nor did I hate him. We had mutual respect for each other, even as we both planned each other's murder.

I know for sure that there is only one step from insecticide to genocide.

Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual counterfeit money when compared to a good kung fu film.

Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.

Money doesn't make films. You just do it and take the initiative.

Facts do not convey truth. That's a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination.

What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.

Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.

If you always lived in comfort you would miss the adventure that is uncomfortable, but of great reward.

One thing about 'Star Wars' that I'm really proud of is that it expands the imagination. That's why I like the 'Star Wars' toys.

growth requires purposeful division. Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.

Love is the promise that guides me.

Torment yourself as little as possible, then you'll torment me less.

Downplaying their faults is pretty much the point of campaigns. But we do count on them living with the constant terror of public rejection.

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.

If we're all going to hell in a handbasket, we might as well make it a party on the way down

Do not taste food while you're cooking. You may lose your nerve to serve it.

Let us open up our natures, throw wide the doors of our hearts and let in the sunshine of good will and kindness.