The sad thing about working on a movie is that you can never see the movie.

You are what you love. Not what loves you.

I think of myself as a guy who tries to write screenplays and now has tried to direct one. Anything more than that is meaningless and it gets in the way of being a real human being.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.

The passionate ones, the ones who go after what they want, may not get what they want, but they remain vital, in touch with themselves, and when they lie on their deathbeds, they have few regrets.

Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write.

You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon. Joel: I know. Clementine: What do we do? Joel: Enjoy it.

There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

I want to paint the rest of my days with the best colors.

If I could be who you wanted, all the time

Still, even when false, legends can be most informative.

Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.

Sometimes kids used to give me a hard time. But they're on my side.

Do not let pleasure distract you from meditation, from the way. Free yourself from pleasure and pain.

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes.

Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.

The presence of many does not and cannot replace the absence of one. That is love.

Iraq is a small but very proud nation.