Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.

You really have to focus on what you're doing and just plow ahead no matter what hurdles are thrown in front of you.

The one way the world hasn't changed: teaching is still the most important job.

If the boy and girl walk off into the sunset hand-in-hand in the last scene, it adds 10 million to the box office.

I like racing. I love the speed and I'm a very kinetic person in terms of filmmaking. I love the movement of film more than anything else.

When you get a small group of fans who hate something, it becomes compounded by the internet. The press picks up the internet like it's a source. They don't realise it is just one person typing out their opinion.

The underlying issues, the psychological motives, in all my movies have been the same, he said. Personal responsibility and friendship, the importance of a compassionate life as opposed to a passionate life.