I made 'Empire of the Sun' in Shanghai in the 1980s and want to come back one day to make a movie in China.

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.

Money can make life comfortable, solve some problems and bring temporary satisfaction, but true happiness and joy is not guaranteed by money.

Also, serial killers, child killers, they’re hot, they’re the new cool kids, the new vampires, the new zombies, everybody’s favourite spook monster.

In Jewish history there are no coincidences.

I'm really glad that Italy went out, they were playing boring football. (on Euro 2004)

If you pay attention, everyone is a novel. The most boring person, if you sit down and really listen, is someone interesting.

Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.

The Russians could have some (warheads) aimed at Japan, so if we act up they can destroy our economy.

I don't think I am beautiful. I can look good and I can look ugly.

A strong-willed child - a strong-willed child, more than anyone else, needs to learn to use emotion and discussion to resolve issues. That's the last child in the whole world you want to hit.

A sense of Jesus’ absence might be a sign of his presence- a sign that he’s working already in your life.