I never plan anything in an analytical way before I shoot, but when I look back there seems to be kind of a primary color palette.

With photography, I like to leave a lot of the story, even to myself.

I think that's one of the reasons it's nice to leave out a lot; it can become a lot more personal to people if there is room for them to put their own experiential time track on it.

When I'm shooting in other cities, I'm just trying to make it look like California.

I can't even imagine what it is like to make a movie that lasts two hours.

I am looking for the disconnected connection

It's always really scary to release new work.

I never thought about the green, but LA has a lot of greenery.

It's hard for me to approach [a film] as a still image now that I know exactly what it takes to make a movie. I mean, I know what it takes to make a movie that lasts five minutes.

I lived in London for small amounts of time, and in Florida and New York.

I always work with the same composer, his name is Ali Helnwein. I don't have a musical background.

Life is not about destination, it is a journey of creation.

You are what what you eat eats.

The stars were so many and so white they looked like chips of ice, hammered through the fabric of the sky.

The here-and-now is no mere filling of time but a filling of time with God.

I get a friend to travel with me... I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It's hard to be alone.

"Then what can you want to do now?" said the old lady,gaining courage. "I wants to make your flesh creep," replied the boy.

Romance is always young.

I never coached Sachin Tendulkar, I gave him gentle advice when he asked for it.

We travel the world, and our right to free speech is precious.

I don't think about success to be famous, because I've done that at the highest level, but it's all about my children.