Make films whenever and however you can - don't take no for an answer.

Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.

We are increasingly offered a diet [by Hollywood] in which sensation, not story, is king.

The irony is palpable - technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.

People have a right to have their lives witnessed; if we coexist with the systems that abuse people, then we have a duty to understand.

Making a big commercial movie is hard when you think about how many of them flop.

I am still cautiously hopeful about the potential of the Internet. But it seems that the greatest revolution in communication has been hijacked by commercial values.

We are increasingly offered a diet in which sensation, not story, is king.

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move.

We have allowed a situation to develop in which it is legal for a multibillion dollar industry to own, wholly and in perpetuity, the intimate and personal details of children.

If you play games with the law of non-contradiction, then every time you open your mouth and say anything, you're cheating. Every time you make a choice in life you're cheating.

The cork was in the bottle. He and the Atropos were trapped.

The only cure for grief is action.

Reality is always the story of a past, and what I love about the past is—it's over.

Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.

I figured we'd be too busy running for our lives than for him to make a move anyway. (Dana)

Every time I make something I think about the people who are going to see it and every time I see something, I think about the person who made it.

Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.

There are opportunities out there for everyone, always. This truly inspires me.

My belief is that "recluse" is a code word generated by journalists... meaning, "doesn't like to talk to reporters."