Seriously, I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have writing talent. But I will continue to do it.

You are what you love. Not what loves you.

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.

The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in touch with themselves, and when they lie on their deathbeds, they have few regrets.

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon. Joel: I know. Clementine: What do we do? Joel: Enjoy it.

There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

[I do not believe] in a personal God, let alone a Christian God.

Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.

I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.

In God alone, essence (what He is) and existence (that he is) coincide.

The fire in leaf and grass so green it seems each summer the last summer.

A lot of good ideas are actually bad ideas because, since they sound good, everybody's already doing them.

I am a believer and a conformist.

The report on climate change said that humans are very likely making the planet warmer. To which Hillary Clinton said, 'Hey, can't blame me for that one.'

Manicures: Which are basically just holding hands with a stranger for forty-five minutes whilst listening to Enya.

Nobody really wanted to do that one European tour. For one, it was budgeted to lose money. They would've made something, but I would've lost a lot of money.