If you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.

I left the ending ambiguous, because that is the way life is.

I don't film messages. I let the post office take care of those.

I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks.

If New York is the Big Apple, tonight Hollywood is the Big Nipple.

I accept all interpretations of my films. The only reality is before the camera. Each film I make is kind of a return to poetry for me, or at least an attempt to create a poem.

A dolly move is a moral commitment.

A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy.

As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.

Film students should stay as far away from film schools and film teachers as possible. The only school for the cinema is the cinema.

I remember being young in the 1960s. We had a great sense of the future, a great big hope. This is what is missing in the youth today. This being able to dream and to change the world.

How could it ever be to our purpose to rob another living being of his or her purpose?

When they judge you, yawn.When they misunderstand you, smile.When they underestimate you, laugh.When they condemn you, ignore.When they envy you, rejoice.When they oppose you, prevail.

Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go nor where.

Social Media is much bigger than we give it credit for. It’s not just about PR or just about marketing.

I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.

I always view my music like a city at night, like Atlanta. I view my music in lights. So Far Gone would be my experiences in Toronto at night.

I barely leave my cage, my house.

No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you.

Every child I know who overcame long odds and grew into a responsible adult can point to an adult who stepped into his or her life as a FRIEND, a MENTOR, and a GUIDE.

If we were to start today on an organized and well-supported space program I believe a practical passenger rocket can be built and tested within ten years.