Making movies is really hard, and it can be humbling. And once you put them out into the world, you can't control how people will respond to it.

Any work of art dignifies life.

And don't rush to make movies. Movies should be made when they're absolutely ready. There's too many bad movies being made.

There have been so many instances in my life where movies, music, or literature has made my life tangibly better.

Whether a project is large or small, it doesn't matter much to me as long as I feel I can serve the story as best as possible.

The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error.

Learning results from what the student does and thinks, and only from what the student does and thinks. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing the student to learn.

I don't study to know more, but to ignore less.

I have to be able to love somebody except myself and the theater.

The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.

Animals can't really voice their opinion. We feel as though we can be on of the spokespeople on their behalf.

You don't always talk with your mouth. Sometimes what you say with your mouth hardly matters at all. You have to signify

Those who say I can, and those who say I can't - are both usually right