Survival often feels like an indignity.

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to Mexico very slowly.

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil's Backbone and The Sixth Sense. It is a return to more gothic atmospheric ghost storytelling.

In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a sophisticated person to believe in something beyond.

You only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think.

The butterfly does not look back upon its caterpillar self, either fondly or wistfully; it simply flies on.

If you're not operating on an instinctive level, you're not an artist.... Reason over emotion is bullshit, absolute bullshit... We suffocate ourselves in rules. I find fantasy liberating.

I have a sort of a fetish for insects, clockwork, monsters, dark places, and unborn things

Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.

You have to believe the magic to see it.

Night is real. Night is not an absence of light, but in fact, it is daytime that is a brief respite from the looming darkness.

Just remember that people who are known for their looks are rarely known for anything else.

We are here on planet Earth to learn lessons and to grow in loving knowledge.

Strive to be beyond what others perceive you to be, by striving beyond the limits of yourself.

Generosity has little to do with giving gifts, and everything to do with giving space to others to be who they are.

I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.

The world is a mirror for us – whatever you say about others is really how you feel about yourself.

It's hard to get ivory in Africa, but in Alabama the Tuscaloosa

We've got to decide that we want to live in a world that is sane and happy and healthy, and that everyone deserves that.

You can't escape your own period. Whether you take sides for or against, you're always in it.

We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone.