"Unexpected hardship refines people; if you can accept it, both mind and body will benefit. If you cannot accept it, on the other hand, both mind and body will be harmed."

“A classic liberal is more like a libertarian. I'm sorry. Classic liberal, actually, from the 1800s has a totally different meaning than a liberal who is [modern] classic.”

“In order to lead the orchestra, you must first turn your back to the crowd.”

“If guys don't respect themselves, they don't respect other people. That's times and personalities. And all of them are not that way. But it don't take but one or two to screw up the whole crowd.”

“I'm not really deaf; I just faked it to win the Oscar KIDDING.”

“Too many people are apt to redeem their profits too quickly. In a huge bull market they wind up with piddling profits, only to watch their former holdings soar. That usually prompts them into making mistakes later when, believing that the market owes them some money, they buy at the wrong time at much higher levels.”

“I've seen a study in the last year that digital sound actually induces stress in the listener.”

“When you direct a film, everything should be about the story and nothing else.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

“Fear and bigotry don’t need explaining. They simply are, like traffic jams and taxes.”