The most important moments in life happen without an appointment.

If I've learned anything in my seventy years it's that nothing's as good or as bad as it appears.

I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.

When the financial crisis arrived, it seemed to me that this was something I had to make a movie about.

Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other.

Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again.

Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it; I like to be despised.

Wisdom is the winner over good luck.

Whatever worked in the past, build on it; whatever didn't work in the past, break the chain that binds you to it.

People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.

Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears of joy.