Too many things are possible in a dream. It's most interesting when you don't know which space you're in.

I like the idea of reading into people's faces when they're not emoting. Some people are fascinated, some are sympathizing.

People have a natural tendency to read emotions out of faces, so when you see a face that is hyperreal but without the life behind the eyes, it's really off-putting and intriguing.

That exact moment when you're about to realize that this might be a dream is my favorite thing.

Shooting videos with lots of effects is like shooting a bunch of puzzle pieces.

I like the feeling of keeping people off-balance and having the audience not knowing where I'm coming from or keeping that mysterious.

A lot of the music video stuff I've worked on is mostly me pitching ideas, and then if [the artists] have notes or thoughts, I'll integrate them into the idea.

The way I look at stories is often from far outside, like a god's point of view, and also very, very subjective.

At the end of the day, if you don't identify with the main characters, no television show will work.

If artists do have ideas, they're often not great.

Even my nighttime dreams are very, very rooted in reality. They just start to become surreal, little by little.

Pretend you are dancing or singing a picture. A worker or painter should enjoy his work, else the observer will not enjoy it.

If you don't respect me you're not gonna get that respect back.

Never measure yourself against magazine covers. Every 'perfect' body you see in a bikini is a result of weeks of dieting and exercise. And airbrushing.

The most important thing we do is not doing.

I've documented a lot of things myself as a filmmaker. If you want a rockumentary, that's in there.

I hear laughter and someone asks if I need help, not in a nice way. I snarl, "What I need is for your mother to have thought a little harder nine months before your birthday.

Seek ye first the Charkha and its concomitants and everything else will be added unto you.

Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.

I'm more worried about you," she said. "You and trouble..." "yeah." She heard the smile in his voice. "We're like that.

I can make a scene that's not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. It's a power you're born with. It's not a physical thing, it comes from inside. It's all in the eyes.