When I see that people are touched, and they feel solidarity with him, I say to myself, "I made a little change."

Documentary has been a way for me to establish myself as a filmmaker. It's my way of proving that I have a language, that I can say something through film.

If my friends are going to the mountains with guns to fight, I will continue that fight, not with guns but with a camera.

The agonizing flames of misery can turn the human heart inside your skull into a breeding ground for virtues.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

Trust not too much to appearances.

My whole mindset in training is to be explosive and fast, and I try not to get too big and bulky.

When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.

I feel so fortunate to get paid to be an actor. I pinch myself. I get it from writing, I get it from baking, gardening... I sort of open myself to the creative flow, which is hard to do, by the way.

Truths kindle light for truths.

I try not to get analytical in the writing process. I try to just kind of keep the flow from my brain to my hand as far as the pen is concerned and go with the moment and go with my guts.

Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his hear.

Strict orthodoxy can cost too much if it has to be bought at the price of love. All the orthodoxy in the world will never take the place of love.