Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.

It is not only my dreams, my belief is that all these dreams are yours as well. The only distinction between me and you is that I can articulate them. And that is what poetry or painting or literature or filmmaking is all about... and it is my duty because this might be the inner chronicle of what we are. We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.

We have to articulate ourselves. Otherwise we would be cows in the field.

I do whatever pushes me hardest. It's coming at me and I try to... it's like uninvited guest and I have to wrestle them out the door or through the window - get them out and get over with them quickly.

Martin Luther was asked, what would you do if tomorrow the world would come to an end, and he said, 'I would plant an apple tree today.' This is a real good answer. I would start shooting a movie.

However, there are a couple of volcanoes very close nearby, like Vesuvius in Italy right next to Naples.

What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.