Generally in my films like Hearts of Darkness or Picture This, I try not to make myself a presence in the film.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

Im very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.

I love the grandiosity of Hollywood movies, and even in independents, I love the canvas you can tell your story on. I love fiction filmmaking, you really feel like you're creating something.

Most people, 95% of people, are good people. Its the 5% who get seduced by power.

The arc of the celebrity phenomenon ultimately is: everything turns to dust and everything does go away.

Obviously you have a responsibility - one would like to think there is such a thing as ethics in filmmaking.

A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

Believe me, all of you, the best way to help the places we live in is to be glad we live there.

My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme.

I tend to think that the best face of humanity is that we learn. We explore, we study, we think.

The wise man knows without traveling.

Is anything accidental?

Real humility does not depress you, but allows you to call intensely and brings us closer to Krishna.

The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the worst place to drive.

Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well.

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.