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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The lesser you are, the more you become...

I have loved this disaster of a library since I was old enough to read.

Every big castle was once started with a single block

I never, ever see myself as a celebrity or famous.

It's true that obscenity is a matter of taste and in the eye of the beholder.

The extinctions ongoing worldwide promise to be at least as great as the mass extinction that occurred at the end of the age of dinosaurs.

I've cried over string arrangements.

There will be more coming afterwards if we don't re-empower politicians to get organized and work together.

I don't waste too much time philosophizing about wealth, I just recommend it to everyone.

Your whole life passes in front of your eyes before you die. This is called living.