I mean, '8 ½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity.

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.

Western films don't do very well in India.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.

The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

All good, clean stories are melodrama, it's just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.

To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.

Sunny, happy with the music, no money. I'm thinking you're on holiday. Sipping yellow lemonade.

I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.

It came without ribbions, It cames without tags, It came without packages, boxes, or bags. Christmas can't be bought from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more.

The essential feature, and necessity of life is to know reality, which means knowing God.

The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.

There's nothing wrong with making mistakes, just don't make the same ones. We don't want to duplicate them.

There's been a lot of coming home in the early mornings after funny nights out, having bizarre sandwiches in bed.

How would you compete against yourself?