...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature."It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world.

Parking is a nightmare for me... I still have sensors on my car that help me park.

Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you.

The falling flakes were random and without purpose; the snow was drunker than she was.

You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script.

Small blogs are starting up big campaigns.

Do what you LOVE to do, and do it so well that those who come to see you do it will bring others to watch you do it again and again and again.

Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.

I would [call myself a feminist], yes, I believe in the unadulterated advancement of women. And we have so far to go still.

I'm just warning you here: Don't anybody ask about the president's religion! Don't even get close to going there. Don't do it. That is a forbidden area. You cannot even ask about it.

Never feel guilty about reading, it's what you do to do your job.