I think everything I do is based on my experience in the world in one way or another.

You are what you love. Not what loves you.

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.

The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in touch with themselves, and when they lie on their deathbeds, they have few regrets.

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon. Joel: I know. Clementine: What do we do? Joel: Enjoy it.

There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

When the heart is beautiful, its light shines though the eyes, vocal tones and actions of its owner.

The age measured from the date of birth is just a number, The mental age always makes the difference

You must be crazy, after all, if a bird loves you.

Christmas is a great time to recommit to each other and our communities.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

In Christ, man who made himself God encounters God who made himself man. Unrivaled self-importance and pride encounters unrivaled self-emptying and humility.

Tantra is for a person who has reached a point in their spiritual evolution where everything looks the same.

Let us be terrible in order to prevent the people from being terrible themselves!

Just like a Led Zeppelin album stands up today, we hope our album stands up in 10 or 20 years.

The ancient God created the old man, capable of erring - thus he erred himself.