Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman — a rope over an abyss.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

It had been horrible, yes, and he'd never want to do it again - but it truly was his most powerful experience.

In fact, mistakes are life's way of teaching us the right way to do things.

I am still learning, for the Christian life is one of constant growth.

I shave my head & shape my beard myself

My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.

I would not like to have a homogeneous type of film. I wanted to go to many different kinds of ways of making cinema and telling stories and watching the country.

We must know when to move on. To search too long for perfection can also paralyse.

In L.A., the only thing within walking distance is your car.

I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.

To refine, to clarify, to intensify that eternal moment in which we alone live there is but a single force the imagination.