...animals don't escape from somewhere but from something

I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.

Stories--individual stories, family stories, national stories--are what stitch together the disparate elements of human existence into a coherent whole. We are story animals.

How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?

Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.

Life will defend itself no matter how small it is.

A movie tends to box you in, at least as far as the aesthetics. You have an incredibly kinetic experience, which is the joy of cinema.