In my mind, there isn't as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad one.

I've often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us, unless it's inside a frame.

Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.

Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.

A movie is about human beings, about humanity.

In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.

Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.

Good cinema is what we can believe and bad cinema is what we can't believe. What you see and believe in is very much what I'm interested in.

My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.

I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!

I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.

True repentence is to depart from evil. A return to God, seeking his grace for power to obey him.

The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.

My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the House of Representatives.

He brushed my curls back off my face. “I never pictured my life so complete. I never thought I’d have everything I want. You’re everything to me, Angel.

I want to be a pretty corpse.

America is the greatest of opportunities and the worst of influences.

Don't think you can relax yourself to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing.

A committee is twelve men doing the work of one.

The fracture of pencil still useful, but the fracture of soul, we couldn't use it, Mister.

Banking gives you a glimpse into what makes companies succeed and what makes companies fail.