I go out and look for a good story to tell and if I like it enough and I decide to direct it, I become dangerously involved in becoming a part of that story.

I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.

All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives.

I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.

Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive.

Our one goal is to give the world a taste of peace, friendship and understanding. Through the visual arts, the art of celebration of life.

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

Before I go off and direct a movie, I always look at four films. They tend to be The Seven Samurai, Lawrence Of Arabia, It's A Wonderful Life and The Searchers.

The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who.

Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about.

I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back.

Relationships unlock certain parts of who we are supposed to be.

The church does not prey on the lost

In your haste you walk far too fast. And in doing so you often leave your soul behind.

...being able to wait without purpose in the state of highest tension...without continually asking yourself: Shall I be able to manage it? Wait patiently, as see what comes - and how it comes!

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person.

It's almost impossible to have fun playing ping pong with someone who doesn't care, won't try or isn't any good.

In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.

We need not hesitate to admit that the Sun is richly stored with inhabitants.

I'm always gonna have the darker edgy music; it is always in my pocket because it comes so naturally to me.