The perfect crime is when you push someone to suicide. I once read a study that said everyone in the course of their life has thought of killing someone.

If you want to kill someone, you'd better pull off a perfect crime. Our security lies in the fact that that's damnably hard to do.

The constant in my films is love stories. I consider love the chief business of humanity.

The real loser of our times is the one who is expected to win.

Shame is very painful to endure. For me it makes perfect sense that the character would kill herself.

I've seen many films and read lots of thrillers - and I'm always disappointed that I can guess the story before the other viewers.

I sometimes follow people who attract my curiosity in the street for five, ten minutes.

Appearance is valued too much in our society.

It's funny: half my films were flops, half did well. It would be terrible if I'd had only success.

People are too pretentious in France to like Sarkozy. But he'd be a fabulous president for America.

I see a film as a puzzle, with a beginning, middle, and end, but I like to start at the end sometimes.

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

It's important to resolve to yourself, 'I will absolutely win!' Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that surges forth from within.

Animals in the wild are lean, and I think we should be too.

Some of these species that are now no longer with us were killed off by a fungal disease that was moved around the planet by people.

Fortunately I have never learned to take the good advice I give myself nor the counsel of my fears.

Those who fail to learn from the brutal stompings visited on them in the past are doomed to be brutally stomped in the future.

I do like moving my legs a lot, like maybe moon walk-y things. I don't have like one move, because I try as much as I can. But I just love imitating impossible things that dancers do.

My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.

Remember what people used to say about meditation? Now everyone is doing it.

Be yourself and the right people will love you.