When we met, my agenda was "Get Elle Fanning." I believe Elle's was "Get the role." But we didn't know that.

Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.

I don't believe that art makes people violent in any way. I don't. But I do believe art can show people how to be violent and that's much more dangerous in a way.

I think that I am a pornographer, meaning that I make movies based on what excites me and what I would like to see.

The artificial world that we create through images will essentially become real.

Cinema is mass media, it is both overtly gross and exciting. It is our great mirror of society.

Creativity is narcissism. Creativity is falling in love with one's self as you create. It's self-indulgent.

In a way, art is a great way to release your love, fantasy, and desires. It's like a fetish. It's a comfortable way of excising a lot of your conscience.

Look at the birth of anything; it's always more violent than anything you could ever imagine.

We live in a beauty-obsessed culture, which on one hand is absolutely fabulous, but on the flip side, is also dangerously extreme.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

Love is hard to find, hard to keep, and hard to forget.

Materialist deny God because they can't smell a rose with a powerful telescope.

Hey moon, please forget to fall down

For women, the important ingredients for happiness are to forge an identity, serve the Lord, get an education, develop your talents, serve your family, and, if possible, to have a family of your own.

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

Jeremy, Good luck on your first marriage.

I would encourage every American to walk as often as possible. It's more than healthy; it's fun.

The best way to fight terrorism is to do it through a peaceful way. I believe that a war can never be ended by a war.

There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes.

There is a certain degree of temptation which will overcome any virtue. Now, in so far as you approach temptation to a man, you do him an injury; and, if he is overcome, you share his guilt.