Particularly with middle-class people, self-absorption is a struggle.

I think people think filmmaking is fun, but I've never thought that. For me it's always been a lot of work and pain and stress.

If you look at the types of directors out there, I'm not as weird as most of them.

Let us be French as the Americans are English.

You can never expect too much of yourself in the matter of giving yourself to others.

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

I was always interested in medicine and I was actually a pre-med major.

Every great human achievement is preceeded by extended periods of dedicated, concentrated effort.

Change often involves loss, so change can be a risky experience.

But, like peace, comfort didn't come from hiding away or running away. Comfort first demanded courage.

A brand is an emotional construct. It helps you to project an image to the world which you'd like to own.

There is no calamity that right words will not begin to redress

If I was traded to the Giants, I'd quit baseball