In the end [of the "2012"], there were no ships, no water, no nothing. Only the interiors [were real]. Everything else had to be made, and that is always challenging.

Nobody makes movies bad on purpose.

I'm a filmmaker, not a scientist.

I try to put in every one of my movies some sort of message. I don't want to overdo it, because I don't want people to get annoyed by it, but it's good to have a message.

Do not fear. Some things will never change.

I'm only a stupid filmmaker.

When you find something where you can give people a message and still make it an exciting movie, you get very, very excited about something. You probably even work harder than you normally do.

I think every good, entertaining movie should have a message. I really believe that, because if you do it without it, the film feels a little bit soulless.

It's like everybody is obsessed with Hollywood movies worldwide. And even though everybody hates the Americans, they're still watching American movies.

A lot of stuff in Wikipedia is not true, and that goes for a lot of people. I sometimes think, "How can that happen?" But Wikipedia is maintained by people, and everybody can add stuff to it.

Everybody knows that the industrialized nations are the worst offenders.

There is a whole world out there waiting to have fun. Show them how it's done!

Never, under any circumstances put a man in a position where he no longer cares.

Culture uses art to dream the deaths of beautiful women.

You never saw such a crazy cat. 'Up the wall' took on a literal meaning.

If people realized someone would be sorting through their trash, would they be more careful in what they throw away?

I gamble with one foot pointed toward the door.

No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a Chappell hard by.

The people who were learning from me tended to be more commercial performers who were gonna rip off the salient idea to do it in a way that will sell, but they weren't going for the music.

Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.