I would like to see our society mature, and become more rational and more knowledge-based, less emotion-based.

You don't see the struggle part of a person's life. You only see the success they have.

One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many, and they all have shaved heads, and you've got good guys and bad guys and peasants, you get to understand a lot of them without too much being said.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose

I grew up in the era, 'Don't trust anybody over 30.' And, you know, I still feel that. Don't trust me.

I think crossing into the digital age is the big move for the industry. I think it will be the biggest thing that's happened while I've been making movies. I equate it to the invention of color or sound, and I don't see any other major technical process coming along and changing that.