The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.

It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.

The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.

The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity.

I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

That's precisely the question everyone should be asking-why the hell not? - Why not you, why not now.

Money doesn't change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.

Luxury, to me, is not owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.

Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.

The rule of money is it must be earned.

When the light at Vernon turned green, we stepped into the street and George grabbed my hand and the ghosts of our younger selves crossed with us.

Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

I once stayed in a roach-infested hotel in Istanbul for a work trip. I had to share my room with a male model, and pointedly all we talked about was our other halves.

What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?

As an artist myself, I know what it's like to put your heart and soul into something. You can feel the presence of another person.

We want to be true to ourselves, and honest to the fans and to ourselves.

I often think of myself as the discoverer-in-chief.

What leads to unhappiness is making pleasure the chief aim.