One of the challenges of the movie is there are no apologies or excuses.

I have always loved you.

I've been all over the world, and to be in Milan and see guys dressed as Jake and Elwood is amazing. They really have become a part of the culture.

I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.

But what's interesting is now - and not only in horror, but across the board - the studios basically only make B pictures with A budgets. That's the biggest difference.

You always want to do something different. I enjoy the process. I like making movies, and it's increasingly hard to find a movie you'd want to make.

Movies are brand new. Film is less than 150 years old. It's brand new, compared to any other art form, all of which are thousands of years old.

In my career, my movies tend to polarize critics.

Directors, like actors, get typecast.

The wonder of imagination is this: It has the power to light its own fire.

While an original is always hard to find, he is easy to recognize.

It is better to live alone in DARKNESS than to be in LIGHT with people full of darkness INSIDE.

The ability to forgive is one of man’s greatest achievements.

Curiosity is god’s greatest gift to man, but my gift is a little amplified.

Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

Ego is impurity. Be selfless. Consecrate and dedicate your life to perfection.

Consciously or unconsciously, every being is capable of healing himself or others.

Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a good use of capital. I think that's normal reallocation of capital.

As the medieval mind blamed God for human suffering, so the modern mind blames 'the system' for the industrial blight and plague of technology.

All interesting heroes have an Achilles heel.

You can think whatever you want, say whatever you want, and do whatever you want, as long as you are willing to face the consequences.