No saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has; the power to talk to hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark.

There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.

There are no rules in filmmaking

My films must let every man, woman, and child know that God loves them, that I love them, and that peace and salvation will become a reality only when they all learn to love each other.

Friend, you are a divine mingle-mangle of guts and stardust. So hang in there! If doors opened for me, they can open for anyone.

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

I always felt the world cannot fall apart as long as free men see the rainbow, feel the rain and hear the laugh of a child.

Most ideologies of the world are not for the individual. They're against the individual. Communism, fascism. Any kind of an ism - almost - they're against the individual.

My Advice to Young Filmmakers is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!

Don't follow trends, start trends.

Everyone takes part in the mosque for one reason

But we must understand that emotions are unreliable and at times, tyrannical. They should never be permitted to dominate us.

A face whose emotions had not yet been battered by experience.

Don't say the words I wanted to hear from Ren.

It doesn't matter what it looks like; it matters what it feels like.

Our biological rhythms are the symphony of the cosmos.

As government grows, its increased power to grant favors or inflict pain attracts more people who would abuse the system.

Humanity is the crime; God is the criminal.

And there are loners in rural communities who, at the equinox, are said to don new garments and stroll down to the cities, where great beasts await them, fat and docile.

You can share your testimony in many ways, by the words you speak, by the example you set, by the manner in which you live your life.