The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.

All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people.

Be brutal with the past, especially your own, and have no respect for the philosophies that are foisted on you from outside.

Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value of diligence and focus, and they pay for this later in life.

Along the way, a lot of filmmakers get rid of things that are messy or don't fit in some ways. To me, I want to work with serendipity and things we happened upon. That's our job, that's what the form demands.

Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy in the world.

I think what happened with Brandy [Burre]is what happens with a lot of people. You make these decisions for comfort and stability, and then eventually those same things that are comforting and stable end up putting walls around you that you didn't expect.