You are always concentrated on the inner thing. The moment one becomes aware of the crowd, performs for the crowd, it is spectacle.

The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

When setbacks arise - and they will from time to time - regroup, recharge, refocus and refine.

I'm trying my hardest to get you so wrapped up in me you never leave.

The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule.

I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.

I think a major cause of present Asian economic difficulties that mainly come from, you know, lack of market economy.

I'd like to put across the notion that bad taste is actually good for you.

Always get to the set or the location early, so that you can be all alone and draw your inspiration for the blocking and the setups in private and quiet.

A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.

Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans