Sometime, when you start thinking too much what an audience is going to think, when you're too self-conscious about it, you make mistakes.

I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

You're never going to learn something as profoundly as when it's purely out of curiosity

A camera is a camera, a shot is a shot, how you tell the story is the main thing.

I like films that continue to spin your head in all sorts of different directions after you've seen them.

You musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.

One of the things you do as a writer and as a filmmaker is grasp for resonant symbols and imagery without necessarily fully understanding it yourself.

Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.

Every great story deserves a great ending

I've always believed that if you want to really try and make a great film, not a good film, but a great film, you have to take a lot of risks.

If you are doing what you love to do and on the way helping the humanity, then you are a success.

The subconscious mind is the guiding force for your entire life.

When we do our best to treat others with kindness, it’s often a struggle to determine which actions best express our love and care for ourselves.

The more monsterous humanity gets, the more nicer monsters become

You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.

Part of the public horror of sexual irregularity so-called is due to the fact that everyone knows himself essentially guilty.

I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part.

No story ever really ends, and I think I know why.

We don't praise God to feel good, but to do good.

I'm not a big fan of remakes. And even if they are good, they're still not as good as the original, so what's the point?