There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

As a child I had terrible asthma.

More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Always stay open to surprise.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

I had no vote in the making of such a law, and I have no intention of abiding by it, either.

I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man!

I'm not the type of person to eat big hunks of meat. I think people are starting to realize that great things come in small batches.

I call my style, "Poetry in Motion." So I'm working on a new art to make fighting even more beautiful.

The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.

Sarah Palin knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America.

Michael Jordan makes you bring your game to another level. That's why I loved competing against him.

Our destiny is greatness and we must return to its fulfillment.

Meet you own self. Be with your own self, listen to it, obey it, cherish it, keep it in mind ceaselessly. You need no other guide.

You should never assume anything coming from a critical standpoint. You should go into everything assuming you're going to get crushed.