I think most directors subscribe to the principle that less is more, and the best direction is the most concise direction.

I found that while it was interesting to travel around and take the photographs, I would find that I was more interested in the stories behind the photographs. I was more interested in narrative.

Filmmaking became a possible way for me to combine my interest in photography and in gathering stories, as well as my interest in journalism and political science and international relations.

Might-have-been are insidious, aren't they, in the way they don't ever quite lie still or go away.

But sometimes genius is anything but rarefied

It takes a fool to rush off to war!

I'm a weirdo magnet, but I'm handling it better than I used to.

I like cappuccino, actually. But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all.

But I'm not ready to stop listening to the screwed-up inner voice that's been ordering me around for a lifetime. My head thinks it can kill me... and go on living without me.

I think this issue of climate change is truly important, and that it is a major tragedy how poorly it's been handled.

Bono? Who the hell is that?

I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.

Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.