The most important thing for me is the image, not the thought.

There are things which are without answers, and there is nobody who can explain them. Either we feel them and sense them, or not. Sometimes we just give up and carry on.

Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself.

Observing life, living through it. As you experience life some events call upon you to suffer through them and that's what brings inspiration.

Everything that fed my energy and imagination is something that I'm disinclined to speak about.

What I know is that I am honest about my films, and my films are honest about reality. The stories themselves dictate the way that they should be told.

I knew, starting in 10th grade, I wanted to be in theater and an actor. I went to acting school in Siberia, but there was no future there - and I was consumed with ambition.

All profound distraction opens certain doors. You have to allow yourself to be distracted when you are unable to concentrate.

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.

That Plato's Republic should have been admired, on its political side, by decent people, is perhaps the most astonishing example of literary snobbery in all history.

Earlier this year I had my hair feng-shuied.

Just the fact that you're working is good for you.

I'm training everyday, even though I should be resting.

Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something.

I think it's a combination of my peoples that I grew up under, places that I hung out is what contributed to where I'm at now.

Two of the most powerful words you can hear someone say are ‘me too.’

The ideal set up would be to own an NBA team, a D-League team, and a WNBA team.