The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

I think people are universal.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.

The universe is non-simultaneously apprehended

The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.

One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich, but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.

One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner; I think that's a real common mistake that we make.

Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.

Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We aren’t merely objects of desire.

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on his 660th home run, milestones in baseball are meant to be broken and I wish him continued success throughout his career.