You have to continue and discover the grammar of things, of what we can see.

He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.

A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.

Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.

Objects exist and if one pays more attention to them than to people, it is precisely because they exist more than the people. Dead objects are still alive. Living people are often already dead.

People like to say, 'What do you mean exactly?' I would answer, 'I mean, but not exactly.'

I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman, not a movie. You can't kiss a movie.

Photography is truth...and cinema is truth 24 times a second.

To live in society today is like living in one enormous comic-strip.

"Away, away," says hate. "Closer, closer," says love.

Killing a man in defense of an idea is not defending an idea; it is killing a man.

Dreams give rise to visions in the heart of a man

The smug mask of virtue triumphant could be almost as horrible as the face of wickedness revealed.

If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another before you do anything you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.

I have been honoured to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me.

I've got four or five records in my head at a time that I try to work on and I would like to do a guitar trio record next - since The Police I've mostly made records with keyboards.

How great a life is this? To get to knock guys' heads off for 60 minutes and not get thrown in jail?

Democracy derailed is democracy denied.

I think one of the most interesting things about automation isn't on the practical side. I think it's about creating magic and wonder and moments of splendor.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

I think what the book did in addition to its practical uses, is it gave us a more attentive way of thinking.