You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.

Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but the best thing that young filmmakers should do is to get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all.

What light is to the eyes – what air is to the lungs – what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.

All the things we don’t say, all the words we swallow, and it makes nothing but trouble.

Values must be demonstrated through behaviors, but they are truly significant when they represent the beliefs of an entire organization.

I'm playing golf. I ride my mountain bike. A lot. I think it's very important for me and other people my age to continue to exercise.

When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.

Republicans are not a political party. It's a mental condition.

I have a sneaking suspicion that all religions lead to the same place, a very unified place.

That's the authentic punk dance. It's like a child dizzy on lemonade.

Don't give a speech. Put on a show.

Do I like to write? Why? About what? Will I give up and say, "Living and feeding a man's insatiable guts and begetting children occupies my whole life. Don't have time to write"?