I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.

The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way.

I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that's different than you imagine it.

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em.

Simplest explanation usually the right one

The special virtue of freedom is not that it makes you richer and more powerful but that it gives you more time to understand what it means to be alive.

Prayer allows you to tap into God’s wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what’s going on.

Only through delayed gratification could you be able to come up with other virtues, character, trait that will really qualify you to call yourself a human being.

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?

I don't care if people know who I am or if I make a ton of money, I just love my work so much.

Mitt Romney had a horse competing in the Olympics. He didn't win. But next year, he'll be competing in 'Dancing with the Stars.'

We all ought to be equal and not see discrimination based on gender, race, or sexual orientation.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

You shouldn't just pick a stock - you should do your homework.