I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much. It was just a city with one emperor and the rest of them just rats or meaningless people.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

Death is a continuation of my life without me...

I think there's an instinct to make grotesque horror films that are purely carnal, like the 'Saw' movies.

A successful life does not result from chance; nor is it determined by fate or good fortune, but rather through a succession of successful days.

I really did sneak into Broadway shows, starting when I was 12.

Nobody believes in me more than me.

Life is just a little opportunity for you during a few years to say, "I love you, too."

No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment

Media reporting denied privacy to anybody doing what I do for a living. It was no longer possible to work on your picture in privacy.

Don't mistake niceness for weakness.

Happy employees ensure happy customers. And happy customers ensure happy shareholders—in that order.