I think the idea was to make a horror film that became a science-fiction film with a lot of melodramatic tropes.

Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.

I don't believe that art makes people violent in any way. I don't. But I do believe art can show people how to be violent and that's much more dangerous in a way.

I think that I am a pornographer, meaning that I make movies based on what excites me and what I would like to see.

The artificial world that we create through images will essentially become real.

Cinema is mass media, it is both overtly gross and exciting. It is our great mirror of society.

Creativity is narcissism. Creativity is falling in love with one's self as you create. It's self-indulgent.

In a way, art is a great way to release your love, fantasy, and desires. It's like a fetish. It's a comfortable way of excising a lot of your conscience.

Look at the birth of anything; it's always more violent than anything you could ever imagine.

We live in a beauty-obsessed culture, which on one hand is absolutely fabulous, but on the flip side, is also dangerously extreme.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

Measure your life by the product and value you produce daily

Life is a journey that gives you the liberty to draw your own map, and choose your own route.

the basic principle of capitalism: that the penalties (losses) no less than the rewards (profits) of risk taking shall go to those who embark on a productive venture.

one doesn't measure friendship by length of time only; depth of time is just as valuable.

I think books can give rise to empowerment.

Before you can do something, you must first be something.

You know, I think in Europe NASCAR is not regarded as high as it should.

If you can't quit no matter how hard you try, then you have a chance to succeed.

The avoidance of money is just as psychotic as being attached to money.

And then the world exploded.