I think that running a studio gave me an appetite for making a lot of different kinds of movies and it's given me the opportunity to do that.

The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.

I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track.

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

One of the things that's driving films in a particular direction is that the after market value of them is dropping really fast and in many segments of it, not just DVDs. Pay television is dropping.

Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.

What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.

What I can't figure out is why we're not making more R-rated movies, actually.

My experience is that you can't possibly win against whatever the tidal wave is that's coming at you.

It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.

If the studio wants to spend money on making your movie better, let them.

Knowing your ignorance is far better than knowing what you know! Understanding the path and will of God is far better than mastering your own path.

I've discreetly dated a lot of people - I once dated a billionaire, mostly because it was fun to say, "I'm dating a billionaire," but we did not have the same taste in music, and it was doomed.

Farewell to ye all! In the land of the stranger I rise or I fall.

As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.

We must take care that globalization does not become something people become afraid of.

Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.

Love does not solely belong to one person. No matter how hard you try, if the feeling is not mutual, it'll be fruitless.

There are many films and TV shows I make where people find themselves in fantastical situations; as often as possible their reactions to it are very normal.

Consciousness, fully awake to itself, is the Light of God.

Where I get my energy is: 'How can I make it better'?