I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.

I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success.

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.

That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.

My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.

I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for yourself. You're taught not to think too deeply about things.

As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.

Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and improvised, and get somebody to laugh.

I direct, and I make movies I can't finance. I can't raise money. I can't sell anything. I make things.

Spare no expense when the investment is thyself.

We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.

We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate for our inadequacies and repair our imperfections.

I regret the time and resources needed to undertake this but... it is right to lay this accusation to rest.

I suppose, writing a play is finding out what the play is.

Creativity is our birthright. It is an integral part of being human, as basic as walking, talking and thinking.

What should I say? That I like him so much it hurts?

Now, the mistakes that I made with my other two sons, Penny and Kobe, I won't make with D-Wade. We can't let them break us up and we can't break each other up.

You've got to trust [that] your own compass will lead you away from whatever mistakes were made.

One can realize God through kirtan alone.