Doesn’t make any difference how hard the thing is or how much you want to do something else. Do the thing you first started and do it as well as you possibly can.

Use filmmaking to eliminate racism – use to it terminate misogyny – use it to destroy homophobia and all other primitiveness.

Do not say you do not have education or abilities

Life belongs to the living and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

We tend to regard ourselves as puppets of the Past, driven along by something that is always behind us.

Pope actually said that maybe I'm not a good Christian or something. It's unbelievable. Which is really not a nice thing to say.

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face, It's nothing against you to fall down flat But to lie there - that's a disgrace.

If your child's gonna be a star it's going to happen and just let it happen.

I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.

It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women

Those who forgets their friends to follow those of a higher status are truly snobs.