Creative expression and visual comprehension are really the handmaidens of art. One cannot thrive without the other.

Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the arts.

Learn to nurture and trust your instincts as well as your conscious reasoning. Often, one's instincts will offer the better judgment.

The human condition is not served by our technical ability to transmit a televised image around the world - if that image is totally inane.

Understand who you are and who you want to be, and thereby learn how you may best relate to others.

Abstraction and realism work best together.

Art is completely subjective. It's up to the viewer to judge whether or not it has merit.

Today, we're encouraged to believe that we should have a verbal interpretation for what we view as art - when in fact the words are an intrusion on the experience.

Desire is everything, not talent. It's the degree of one's desire that will dictate the extent of one's success, in any endeavour.

Don't cater to the audience. Inspire the audience.

Whenever I'm asked to identify my best work, or my favorite, my answer has always been the same - 'My next one!'

Heartache makesfor good poetry, heartburnnot so much.

When it comes to the Internet, people like dealing with people.

It is not lost on me that I'm spending my honeymoon at Comic Con.

Investing is not nearly as difficult as it looks. Successful investing involves doing a few things right and avoiding serious mistakes.

I think that Twilight is so big that nothing can affect it.

I only work every couple of years. I go into retirement between films.

Perfection is everywhere if we only choose to recognise it.

I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah

I love when I can reboot people when they are being mean to others.

It's happening right now... it's just not on film, it's not being recorded.