It's hard to get personal films off the ground, and it's hard developing them.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships.

Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.

Privacy above all else. Some day, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was.

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

Those things that inspire, enthuse, and compel you should consume your life.

Never trust a German to get a sauce right. Their solution to everything is just add more butter.

Humans could be termed as biomasses when they don’t fully put into use their human qualifications.

Maybe He’s already given you a miracle. You just can’t see it.

I feel like 'Amelie' is very much an extension of me. She's a contemporary woman who sees the world through her imagination.

At this late hour a wagon has been procured, and I have had it filled with plate and the most valuable portable articles, belonging to the house.

Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference.

Most people are more comfortable with what is familiar. I’ve spent my life doing the opposite.

Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted.

You can't copy style, you gotta create your own.