Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

If I'm not complaining, I'm not having a good time, hah hah!

In truly great films - the ones that people need to make, the ones that start speaking through them, the ones that keep moving into territory that is more and more unfathomable and uncomfortable - nothing's ever simple or neatly resolved. You're left with a mystery.

A panoramic vision of Bob Dylan, his music, his shifting place in American culture, from multiple angles. In fact, reading Sean Wilentz's Bob Dylan in America is as thrilling and surprising as listening to a great Dylan song.

You gotta understand, when moving images first started, people wanted sound, color, big screen and depth.

Always stay open to surprise.

Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt.