There's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories.

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.

Our purpose as believers is to make impact wherever we find ourselves

Throughout it all, you are still, always, you: beautiful and bruised, known and unknowable. And isn't that - just you - enough?

If your comfort zone is misery, it's time to get uncomfortable.

Too many times we are concerned with how much, instead of how little, like this [world] we can become.

You always question what's new. It's human nature. While everything else, you know, no matter how strange, feels normal because you're trained to see it that way. You're brainwashed.

How will I be remembered by my children? This is the true measure of a man.

Sometimes I am still surprised that I'm a model and that people think I'm good-looking.

The more women there are about, the softer a wise man steps.

If I could live a parallel life, I would be a sitcom star; being in front of a live audience would be great.

Dracula did bring a hell of a lot of joy to a hell of a lot of women.