I'm a slave to my imagination in terms of making narrative films.

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.

Dominance is only for GOD.

Love wins when reflections win over reflexes.

It is so hard to stay afloat in a world that just wants to drown you.

To suffer together is to suffer with beauty,

You always have it. It’s always there.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Yet the civilians have always respected the natural right of a citizen to dispose of his life . . .

If you have a lot of what people want and can't get, then you can supply the demand and shovel in the dough.

Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.

When you forget that you need Allah, He puts you in a situation that causes you to call upon him. And that's for your own good.