This clash of the culture, East and the West, us and them, Muslim and Christian, does not exist.

Life is too short to be lived badly.

The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.

All big changes of the world come from words.

Drawing is the first language of the human being before writing. It's a transcription of how the human being sees reality, not reality itself.

When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.

Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.

My mother always told me I had to do 100 times better than a man. I had to work hard at maths, and learn four languages.

The world is not about Batman and Robin fighting the Joker; things are more complicated than that. And nothing is scarier than the people who try to find easy answers to complicated questions.

The best thing I ever did in my life was to ask, 'Do I like everybody?' And the answer was, 'No.' So why should everybody like me? If people are against me, so what? I'm against them too.

Nothing's worse than saying goodbye. It's a little like dying.

I wonder if she realizes how passionate she is about not being passionate.

Architect is the father of all artists

Flying a good airplane doesn't require near as much attention as a motor car.

Keep your face upturned to Christ as the flowers do to the sun. Look, and your soul shall live and grow

If art were to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness.

When you're weary, find relief. When you're strong, find delight.

True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past.

Next to war, art is the greatest way to immortalize a reputation.

I'm pretty much a character-driven film director and my movies are smaller. I don't do a lot of coverage. I use lots of master shots.

I am undeniably afraid of the dark!