I think because I'm not a parent, my most immediate connection to childhood is my memory of my own childhood.

I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past.

Even in this world where you’re getting everything you need and having this nice life, there’s still loneliness and longing and disconnection.

I always aspire to that, where it feels like the film was made by the characters as opposed to the filmmakers. I try to be invisible.

Don't differentiate between 'This is a job' and 'This is what I'm doing for fun.' It's all simultaneous.

You make a movie that is about what you want it to be about and let people have their reaction to it.

The things that are really out of control, and scary, are emotions - of people around you, that are unpredictable, or those in yourself which are unpredictable.

If I leave my phone in the car and go to dinner or something for a few hours, I'm very proud of myself.

The past is just a story we tell ourselves.

Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.

Be willing to get fired for a good idea.

They were the sisterhood: their mothers at a younger age.

Her fear was infectious, and though I was too young to truly know terror, I felt it in my heart and trembled.

Man does not live by bread alone.

My New Year's resolution is to stick to a good workout plan that will keep me healthy and happy.

So happy just to be alive, Underneath the sky of blue, On this new morning, new morning, On this new morning with you.

Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum.

The whole world is a cyclone. But once you have found the center, the cyclone disappears. This nothingness is the ultimate peak of consciousness.

Smart phones are re-inventing the connections between companies and their customers.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

I warn you against believing that advertising is a science.