To me, there is nothing more soothing than the song of a mosquito that cant get through the mesh to bite you.

Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history.

I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. Thats my nature.

Since the 1960s, exile for Haitians is a condition that ends only to begin again.

I dont call myself a very good Christian, but I think I know one when I see one, and I also think I know when I dont.

In For Whom the Bell Tolls, Hemingway cozies up to revolution by romanticizing it (and not only with those execrable love scenes).

Sometimes you don't get but one mistake, if the one you pick is bad enough.

I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. That's my nature.

Believe in your character. Animate (or write) with sincerity.

I am fascinated by what is beautiful, strong, healthy, what is living. I seek harmony.

Tex?” I whispered.“Yeah?”“Enemies or lovers right now?”He sighed and kissed my head. “Both, we’ll always be both.

Talking is easy action difficult.

I auditioned for four or five years and didn't get anything after that.

I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.

Titles are valuable; they make us acquainted with many persons who otherwise would be lost among the rubbish.

Kit Kittredge was an amazing experience because I got to go to Canada, and it was my first era film, so I got to wear the 1930s clothes, the real vintage clothes.

When I believe in my ability to do something, there is no such word as no.

It isn't the desire to abide by the law that makes everyone behave as society requires, but the fear of punishment. Each one of us carries a gallows inside us.