Making a film is a beautiful mystery. You go deep into the wood, and you don't want to come out of that wood.

Mystery is the number one conjurer of ideas.

I'm lost in a transition. The old is dead, and I don't know what the new is. The only way to find the new is to start different things and see if there's something that can come out of experimentation. It's somewhat unsettling, but it's a hopeful thing in a way. I've been here before, lots of times.

Eraserhead is my most spiritual movie. No one understands when I say that, but it is.

There is an ocean of creativity within every human being.

Meditation is not a selfish thing. Even though you're diving in and experiencing the Self, you're not closing yourself off from the world. You're strengthening yourself, so that you can be more effective when you go back into the world.

Desire for an idea is like bait. When you're fishing, you have to have patience. You bait your hook, and then you wait. The desire is the bait that pulls those fish in-those ideas.