I tried for about two semesters in a preparatory seminary. But I was about 15 and didn't fully understand what a vocation means.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

As a child I had terrible asthma.

More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Always stay open to surprise.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

Words have power. The power to soothe. The power to skewer someone through the heart. The power to render someone speechless.

Like you begin your day with a cup of coffee or tea. Some begin their relationships with love and trust.It's not merely a choice - it's a habit and a lifestyle.

I've had an amazing ride. I've been blessed beyond things that I could never have imagined.

The major problems facing the development of products that are safer, less prone to error, and easier to use and understand are not technological: they are social and organizational.

I have always maintained that translation is essentially the closest reading one can possibly give a text. The translator cannot ignore "lesser" words, but must consider every jot and tittle.

Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams.

Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.

When I am angry I have a judgment and an unmet need.

I think pressure can be an incentive toward improvement, and while I'm not denying that I feel some, I will also stress that it is self-inflicted and hopefully can be channeled in a healthy way.

Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.