Every time I see a bluebird, I say, well, hey, all this hard work is all worth while.

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.

Since I am a man, my heart is three or four times less sensitive, because I have three or four times as much power of reason and experience of the world -- a thing which you women call hard-heartedness. As a man, I can take refuge in having mistresses. The more of them I have, and the greater the scandal, the more I acquire reputation and brilliance in society.

Kids are not driving themselves to McDonalds. It's not about kids and their choices. It's about parents and their choices.

The highest duty is to respect authority.

The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.

The effect of boredom on a large scale in history is underestimated. It is a main cause of revolutions.