People are like vines ... We are born and we grow. Like vines, people also need a tree to cling to, to give them support.

Lovely flowers have been known to grow out of trash heaps.

Every man born of woman has problems.

The notes I can handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes-ah, that is where the art resides.

He was a bureaucrat, not a hitman, and most of the time that's what supervillainy looks like in real life.

Whoever imitates a people is one of them.

It took me a long time to get to where I'm at, in my career and as a man. I was going through my trials and tribulations in life, and it gave me the strength to tackle things that have come my way.

The most blatant examples are increased power and frequency in hurricanes and the increased depth and frequency of heat waves.

Obviously, the arrogance of my own nature in regards to other people's work would suggest that I think I'm talented.

I have very few hobbies. In fact, I have no hobbies.

Put them in position to make their wishes come true, so they can have multiple accounts that gain interest over night.

My films don't have instant impact because they're dense with ideas that people have not thought about. It takes a while for the American public to wrap its head around some of the things I'm saying.

You can't get so interested in just making sounds. The point of it all is some kind of expression.