There has never been a great film unless it was created in the spirit of the experimental filmmaker.

All of a sudden it hit me - if there was such a thing as composing music, there could be such a thing as composing motion. After all, there are melodic figures, why can't there be figures of motion?

I love you, even if there isn’t any me, or any love, or even any life. I love you.

There's no equivalent to Mozart in writing.

If you are investing time, money, energy to develop yourself at present and that would be the huge profit ever in future.

A lie is the only truth about a liar.

All business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage.

Every year, I resolve to take good care of myself and stay in shape.

A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning - why did your parents pick that particular one?

The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelows thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.

I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.

I had a strong, really good upbringing, not puritanical