It's the way life is, I suppose. Whatever happens, you deal with it.

We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact that everything is kind of crumbling in front of our eyes.

It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.

As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.

Every person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think.

Art is all in the details.

I admire the abstract expressionists and pop artists so right now I'm referencing American '60s art and at the same time referencing Japanese manga culture.

I've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together in odd ways.

The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.

You start with an idea but then so many things can happen.

If you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like it.

Happiness is not the same as life satisfaction, while neither are identical to what we might call flourishing.

I've got a stomach now as well as a behind. And I mean - well, you can't pull it in both ways, can you? ... I've made it a rule to pull in my stomach and let my behind look after itself.

I love who I am. I love what I've become.

I enjoy the company of prostitutes for the following reasons: It represses women, it's generally illegal.

It's a small world. It keeps recrossing itself.

My father was killed by a German mine, while I lost other relatives in Allied bombing attacks.

The let-go of the last little bit is the biggest because, in that, there is no return.

Taking care of yourself is the most important thing.

When a man calls himself an atheist, he is not attacking God; he is attacking his own conscience.

The American people may not be the best-educated, but they're very wise at heart.