That's always the way when you discover something new; everyone thinks you're crazy.

It is easier to learn a bad habit than to break one. It is easier to break a good habit than to learn one.

There is no animal lazier than a cat.

We never know which of us will start the chain reaction. But one of us will.

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.

My little Renoirs. Matisse describes having seen Renoir make these tiny canvases. When he had finished working, he would use up the color left in his brushes on them.

My advice to authors would be to try to do something original rather than to try to anticipate what the market is looking for.

That's the hard work of writing. The imagining.

When I started shooting speed, amphetamine, when I was 15, almost 16, it actually calmed me down.

If you're putting your name on something, it's really important to be a part of it, or else people will just do whatever they want with it. And then it's not really you, and it won't be true.

And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

I think your travels get better when you stop showcasing your journey to others and begin to live it, quietly and joyfully.