If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.

There's always someone telling you not to do something. The main thing is just to ignore them.

I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.

I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?

I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

In this time when a citizenry applauds the liberation of a country as it lives in fear of its own freedom, when people all over the country fear reprisal if they use their right to free speech, it is time to get angry. It is time to get fierce.