If I had been at an assembly line for films, I don't know if I would be the best driver. I think I would have crashed the car.

I don't have anything against commercials, and I really like BMWs.

Life and death are illusions. We are in a constant state of transformation.

Fear is the condom of life. It doesn't allow you to enjoy things.

I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little.

I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.

It's more enjoyable for me to know that life is finite. Knowing that, I would like to go to a party.

For me, it's not about masochism to talk about death. For me, it's about observing life through death, from the last point of it.

I never deny a true experience in one shot.

I like to make films, but the only reason I do is because I'm a very bad musician.

Really, I'm a neurotic perfectionist. Every single word in the script is the one that I want.

I grew up in London. My parents and I lived in West Norwood, then we moved to Norbury, and I went to the Brit School. I'm a South London girl at heart.

Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Disney is just Disney. It's a company that's very good at what it does - controlling and promoting an image - until something happens that it can't control or cover up.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

Awareness of your surroundings occurs only when sensory inputs violate expectations. When the world is successfully predicted away, awareness is not needed because the brain is doing its job well.

Most people hate to say no - but not nearly as much as other people hate to hear it.

To get momentum, you must first focus on a specific goal with passion and intensity.

I love thinking about American history, thinking about LA history. I love brooding on crime.

Elegance has nothing to do with fashion.

The ruling power within, when it is in its natural state, is so related to outer circumstances that it easily changes to accord with what can be done and what is given it to do.