I like things to be orderly.

Building a set is like building a place, but it's a temporary place, because sets usually get torn down. Kind of unfortunate.

There's always fear of the unknown where there's mystery.

Life is very, very complicated, and so films should be allowed to be, too.

The mantra that you're given in Transcendental Meditation you keep to yourself. The reason being, true happiness is not out there, true happiness lies within.

The side effect of expanding consciousness is that negativity starts to evaporate; it goes away like darkness when you turn on a light.

A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity.