I wonder if music is the only expression of the soul that is not hopelessly compromised in communication.

Maybe other people are like mirrors that we see ourselves in; versions of ourselves that vary dramatically depending on the particular cut of glass.

It is said that life is too short, and that’s quite true, unless you are lonely. Loneliness can bring time to its knees; an absolute and utter standstill.

I've known people whose faces rested naturally in a smile and I'm certain their lives were much different because of that.

We are all eccentrics in our dreams. Lunatics, even.

Books aren’t just my defenses, the sandbags I use to fortify my position; they are also the building blocks of my soul, and I am the sum of all I read.

Without art; without paintings, books, sculpture and music, the human soul would be quite impenetrable, don't you think?

The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you can't stand the thought of them changing? Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you can't see clearly?

I don't know what kind of great I'm bound to be, " Dove considered his prospects calmly, "all I know for certain is I'm born a world-shaker.

Don't just conform

Charm is more valuable than beauty. You can resist beauty, but you can't resist charm.

The traditional ways to make a film, the traditional ways to share a film, have all collapsed. There are no gatekeepers, per se, any more, and anything can be done. Truly, I feel that.

The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.

And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.

A more or less accurate measure of class in America is TV size: the bigger your TV, the lower your class.

Vladimir Putin hates America, he wants to hurt us. Suddenly Vladimir Putin is a good guy, Russia is okay, no it's not. Russia is evil, Russia is our enemy.