Obstacles are opportunities turned upside down...or prisons self-imposed.

When God throws something your way, catch it!

The purpose of every human life is to teach, through one's own method, the power of love.

Ignorance is a place where innocence is not always a virtue.

Writer's block is caused by forcing your will on the Divine.

Choosing to love, in spite of all its complexities, is the only freedom there is.

Remember this rule forever!Two or three... play... and in the end one die.

Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice.

Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran.

Let's create, not destroy. Let's believe and not doubt.

The kinds of nets we know how to weave determine the kinds of nets we cast. These nets, in turn, determine the kinds of fish we catch.

until you are master over the earth and air and water and fire in yourself, how can you be master of the elements of Nature?

The changes that happened in my life from doing these movies are so permanent that I don't think I'll ever really say goodbye, it'll always be a part of me, the Hunger Games.

I split my time between Santa Barbara and Aspen. I live on a pretty fast horse.

In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human solitude and walls.

As someone who worships music, I believe it can never be ugly!