Generally, I've never known quite how to fit in in civilian life, but on set, making a film, I know exactly where to go, how to behave and how I fit.

I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad.

I think my dyslexia was a vital part of my development because my inability to read and write meant that I had to find knowledge elsewhere so I looked to the cinema.

I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new.

Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad.

Modern, not bottom-dwelling literature like a carp.

I was known for a while for doing very long takes, especially after Atonement.

I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art.

I feel more in touch with the world when I'm filming.

I like the idea of doing something outside my comfort zone.

Once upon a time there was a girl named Debbie Jacobs and a boy named Teddy Dennis.

Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.

There is a different future that is available to North Korea, if they choose differently.

Keep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as opportunity.

There is no clear distiction between white supremacy and the multicultual mindset.

I'm very happy to come back. I've always had success here and the public is fantastic. I love you, Montreal.

I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.

The first glance from the eyes of the beloved is like the spirit that moved upon the face of the waters, giving birth to heaven and earth.

Are you placing enough interesting, freakish, long shot, weirdo bets?

For the Eye altering alters all; The Senses roll themselves in fear And the flat Earth becomes a Ball.