I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in. I've seen what's happened to other directors who have done that.

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

I do know that for all the artists it's very important to speak in a vernacular that can be understood by everyone.

You can do pretty much anything you want in this world, and it's not all that difficult - you just have to ignore the people who tell you that you need to go this way, and it's the only way.

I've noticed in my life that as you work on more things with more people, you spend less time hanging out with other people who are artists, creative people who give you a sense of family.

An artist doesn't necesetharily have to get acclaim from the outside. Maybe it is much better if he can get validation from within.

I'm a writer, so I interview people all the time, and I think of it as being a very creative process. Giving interviews is actually one of the most creative parts of the film promotion process.

The suburbs are incredibly oppressive. I actually believe that the suburbs are much more dangerous than the ghettos.

What’s the use of saying anything, when you’re not even listening?" - excerpt from: freefalling

If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.

The product has to work. It has to be a good product. An enormous number of them are all hype with no value at all. People get into them because they want to make a lot of quick, easy money.

North Korean dictator Kim Jung Il may be stepping down. Yeah, experts in the State Department say he could be replaced by his son, Menta Li Ill.

Romance is about love. It's about two people sharing intimate moments expressing that love

Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now.

Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.

I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious.

Doing nothing is making certain you lose. Which is just gutless.

Christianity is a religion in a rush. Look at the world created in seven says. Even on a symbolic lovel, that's creation in frenzy.