The bigoted, the narrow minded, the stubborn, and the perpetually optimistic have all stopped learning.

as self-knowledge develops, we begin to care more about what we think and less about what others ask of us. We

Self-knowledge liberates us from the frustration of ignorance, while simultaneously nurturing and supporting our capacity for intelligence. Objectivity

Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance.

The dews of the evening most carefully shun; Those tears of the sky for the loss of the sun.

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.

We need to hear the sound of our voice for what we think and need.

There is no fate... no predestination... no luck. Don't use that as an excuse to not live the life you want. Work for it. You make your future - no one else.

As for men, those myriad little detached ponds with their own swarming corpuscular life, what were they but a way that water has of going about beyond the reach of rivers?

You have to pay attention to the work on the page and make it as good as possible because it could be your last.

I went through a pretty big David Bowie period when I was younger, and that has affected me profoundly in my life and my work.

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.

When people can walk away from you: Let them walk.