Train yourself to let go of the things you fear to lose.

I've discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don't really know much about movies. They don't know the history. They don't know the technology. They don't know anything. So for them to try to analyze it, they're lost.

Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is.

I'm here, and every day now is an extra day. I've been given an extra day so I've got to make the most of it.

The theme that runs through my movies is the fact that we create barriers for ourselves....because we say, Well, I can't do that. But in the end, you can't do it unless you can imagine yourself succeeding at it.

If you want to be successful in a particular field or endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities. It's very important that you find something that you care about, that you have a deep passion for, because you're going to have to devote a lot of your life to it.

There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.