"A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later."

"The future is not a gift. It is an achievement."

"The problem with most people is that they're not willing to take risks. They want to play it safe, and that's why they never achieve anything great."

"I don't believe in God, but I'm not an atheist. I'm an agnostic. I don't know if there's a God or not, and I don't think anyone else does either."

"The purpose of art is to make you think, to make you feel, to make you question the world around you."