Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it . . .

Creativity is one of those hypnotic words which are prone to cast a spell upon our understanding and dissolve our thinking into haze.

Good writing is about telling the truth.

The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

Archaeology is not only the hand maid of history, it is also the conservator of art.

Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad.

I feel like it's really kind of a sit-down album, much in the same way I imagine Billie Holiday or someone sitting down in the studio and singing.

Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences

The true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators, but traditionalists.

Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad; and if you're not certain, try it on the cat.

Being a martial artist for many years, it has become a bit of an obsession of mine to bring that part of my life to the screen.