"The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; if we can only bring ourselves to accept this, then our lives as a species will have meaning because w…"

"You can't make a film without being a bit of a dictator. You have to be able to say, 'This is what I want,' and everyone else has to follow."

"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."

"You can't make a movie for the critics. You have to make it for yourself and hope that enough people like it."

"I think that the human mind is a very fragile thing, and that it can be easily corrupted."