The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff.

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.

It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be.

Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

You are always a student and life is your teacher. Always be curious, enthusiastic, and open to change.

I have met men who are habitual liars. They have lied so long that they no longer can distinguish between the truth and a lie. Their sensitivity to sin has been almost completely deadened.

If you know something is an illusion, why pretend it is reality?

Except Him, whatever understood, O Bedil~ love made me forget.

The really happy man is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.

I was never somebody who grew up going, 'I really want to be a singer in a band,' and I never had any ambition toward anything, really.

Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you've had a life like mine, you have to.

No one pays attention to these killings, but the secret of the world is hidden in them.

True friendship is a promise you keep forever.