Let them fear bondage who are slaves to fear; the sweetest freedom is an honest heart.

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.

I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.

I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there was a war on, and on another occasion, I remember, I was suddenly taken drunk.

I like, as a director and a spectator, simple, direct, frank films. Nothing disgusts me more than snobbism, mannerism, technical gratuity... and, most of all, intellectualism.

When in doubt, make a western.

Who better than an Irishman can understand the Indians, while still being stirred by tales of the US cavalry?

Love is the tyrant of the heart; it darkens Reason, confounds discretion; deaf to Counsel It runs a headlong course to desperate madness.

To be quite blunt, I make pictures for money, to pay the rent.There are some great artists in the business. I am not one of them.

Tell us, pray, what devil This melancholy is, which can transform Men into monsters.

There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.

Motivation can't take you very far if you don't have the legs.

Think of the times that others remembered your name and used it kindly. How did it make you feel? When you use someone’s name it makes him or her feel recognized, appreciated, and special.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

Love is never as ferocious as when you think it's going to leave you.

People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different.

There are ten commandments, I've only broken three.

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.

We are stronger together than we are alone.