I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've felt it.

I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

You're never going to learn something as profoundly as when it's purely out of curiosity

A camera is a camera, a shot is a shot, how you tell the story is the main thing.

I like films that continue to spin your head in all sorts of different directions after you've seen them.

You musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.

One of the things you do as a writer and as a filmmaker is grasp for resonant symbols and imagery without necessarily fully understanding it yourself.

Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.

Every great story deserves a great ending

I've always believed that if you want to really try and make a great film, not a good film, but a great film, you have to take a lot of risks.

Ignorance and virtue suck on the same straw...

...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will tun wild and cause you grief.

You are almost never cool to your children.

Develop your leaders into a competitive advantage. Reconnect your leader-power to success.

Ain't no chance if you dont take it.

Try to live without something digital - without digital code for about two hours, very hard to do if you're awake.

I think all of us in our lives feel like we can't make a difference or we can't make a change or it's too late or we're too tired or we're too scared.

I really love printmaking. It’s like a mystery and you’re trying to figure out how to rein it in.

Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?