We stand at a crossroads. One path leads to despair, the other to destruction. Let's hope we make the right choice.

Marriage is like mushrooms: we notice too late if they are good or bad.

Your audience teaches you how to be funny.

I was a nervous child, I was a bedwetter. I used to sleep with an electric blanket and I was constantly electrocuting myself.

I prefer the magic to reality, and have since I was 5 years old. Hopefully, I can continue to make films and constantly escape into them.

Whosoever loveth wisdom is righteous, but he that keepeth company with fowl is weird.

I never thought I was doing anyone a favour by bringing children into the world. With people as cruel to each other as they are, it's a terrible proposition. The best of lives are sad and tragic. The best of them. My general conclusion is that it's not a nice thing to do. The world doesn't need it. The kid doesn't need it.