I was born in 1942, so I was mainly aware of Howard Hughes' name on RKO Radio Pictures.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

As a child I had terrible asthma.

More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Always stay open to surprise.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

Rich men use most of their money to get richer. Poor men use most of their money to look richer.

Did you knew that the key for heaven opens and the gate for hell.

It pays to be content with your lot.

I'm flying everywhere in my private jet.

If football had always been my main goal then I would have gone to some scholarship school; I could have gotten more exposure there.

I base all of my music around finding positivity in every thing & every situation.

All my weak days have a common cause - I have neglected communion with God through my neglect of the Scriptures & prayer. When will I learn?

A $50 haircut, cool glasses, skinny jeans and a tattoo does not a prophet make.

I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.

A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.