You only have so much time in life so everything you do needs to mean something to you.

There's nothing better than finishing something and looking at it. Whether it be a script or a movie, it's this complete little thing that now exists and is hopefully immortal.

It's an important part of being a member of society to know what's happening in the world and to know where you fall in it and what you can do about it.

When you know you have a certain amount of work to finish, you just don't allow yourself to get sick again.

I've been wanting to make a movie about the war in Sierra Leone, specifically, for more than 15 years.

Collaboration sometimes causes conflict, and sometimes it's easy, but the bringing together of great minds only adds.

If you really want to tell someone you love them, you don't just go and blurt it out. There's a dance. And your movie does that.

I do want to direct a movie from horseback one day.

You're always against the clock. But really just fighting for quality.

The apartments are made for eels.

I don't really put trophies out. I don't keep trophies around my apartment.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Service is a sacred strength.

You will surely succeed in life with great passion and desire for self-study.

It is a great shock at the age of 5 or 6 to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian.

Silence is worse; all truths that are kept silent become poisonous.

I react to what is necessary. I would like to eschew any formula.

I like that totally mixed up kind of eclectic group of personal props and bits of costume and I think the fun of doing that is where I was very lucky with Doctor Who.

If you need a miracle, be a miracle.

I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose.

Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going.