We tried to be as ready and solid as we could be, ... Filmmaking is always some form of chaos, and to what extent you're able to harness the chaos.

Retirement, we understand, is great if you are busy, rich, and healthy. But then, under those circumstances, work is great too.

It is the duty of a doctor to prolong life and it is not his duty to prolong the act of dying.

I'd always been a great fan of George Orwell.

Optimism, unaccompanied by personal effort, is merely a state of mind and not fruitful.

No one can bring to God what you can.

The things which must be, must be for the best, God helps us do our duty and not shrink, And trust His mercy humbly for the rest.