Personally, I don't like watching films about victims - people where you're meant to think, 'Oh, this is terrible,' and you go home feeling really depressed.

I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all make such different films. There's not just one way of doing it.

I don't make 'issue' films. I like making films about rebels or pioneers or people that are doing something.

The magic of documentary is that I keep being surprised and amazed by the things I film.

I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and you film less and less.

I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by people.

The Lord God is my sacred safety.

Be like nature—quiet, calm, loving, and persistent. Don’t hurry. Flowers will bloom.

What you desire is what you attract to yourself.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition.

The only value of ideology is to stop things becoming showbiz.

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

Curiously enough man's body and his mind appear to differ in their climatic adaptations.

I know that I have a lot of friends who are envious of me. But if there is something to be gained, obviously something else has to be lost, right? Lately I miss the things I’ve lost.

Not knowing it was hard; knowing it was harder