"I never thought I might become famous. It takes getting used to."

“I love my mother so much, because I see the whole of her.”

Source : "People think the book is a love-letter to Africa, but really it is a love-letter to my mother". Interview with Louisa Young, www.theguardian.com. March 14, 2002.

“The second half [of Valley of Violence], you're with the guys that you should hate, but when you start seeing what their real lives are, you're like, "I do hate you, but at the same time, all right - maybe take it down a notch." The complications of all that are what's so interesting to me, those esoteric details - that's what people will hopefully take away from the movie.”

“We have our Arts so we won't die of Truth”

“Disrespect cannot be commanded, it must be earned.”

“Some sins have no season. We are as likely to be angry in November as to lose our rag in March ... There is, though, something autumnal about greed, apple-cheeked and wheat-crowned, purpled knee-high in grapes; something summery in sloth, as the hammock creaks in the fly-drowsy heat; and more than a tickle of spring in lust, as birds pair and the sap rises. Among these, ingratitude is winter, the worst of seasons.”

“All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Film is a battleground. Love, hate, violence, action, death...In a word, emotion.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“The sooner you start being fearless, the better.”