All we did was to turn back the time to a photography of precision which is superior to the human eye.

This is about objects, not motifs. The photo is only a substitute for an object; it is unsuitable as a picture in its customary sense.

When someone discovers something in their lives that really interests them, then they should be content with doing that - without having to go and lie on a beach once a year.

Without delayed gratification, there is no patience.

Set a high standard on how you treat women. Whether they appreciate it or not, don’t lower your own standards of behavior.

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow but only saps today of its strength.

You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does.

The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.

Humanizing good people is kind of boring and I don't really see the value in it... humanizing tricky characters is exhilarating, and making audience films out of indie subjects excites me.

The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.

I do think, over the last years, a lot of Republicans have decided it's not working, what the party believed in, free trade, global capitalism, open borders.

Jonny Evans plays sort of international football with Northern Ireland