Greater even than the greatest discovery is to keep open the way to future discovery.

Open your mind to new experiences, particularly to the study of other ­people. Nothing that happens to a writer – however happy, however tragic – is ever wasted.

It is a proven fact that everyone on this earth has some bit of madness within their soul. I am no exception and neither are you.

So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture.

The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now.

Los Angeles is a very special city. It's a great ethnic mix, a great cultural mix.

I think I have much more appreciation for directing and movies overall versus a performance or an actor. Their body of work is more interesting.

When you choose to be angry you are affirming that you want greater anger in your life.

I'm not immune to the charms of the female form. And when I was 17 and I spent every spare minute surfing, most of the girls we hung out with would be topless.

Sometimes speech is no more than a device for saying nothing - and a neater one than silence.

I don't go to premieres, unless I'm contractually bound to.