"As an academic I feel I should intellectualize and theoretically analyze when all I really want to do is let the work take me somewhere, manipulate me, and then rough me up a bit. When it comes right down to it, I only want to spend time with work that makes me think and teaches me something while making my body react."

“I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

“If you are normal, I intend to be a freak for the rest of my life”

Source : "Song: 'My Pink Half of the Drainpipe' ('The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse')". 1968.

“I resist the urge to pump my fist. I'm not sure why, but I feel like I've just won some sort of competition worthy of headlines.”

Source : M. Leighton (2013). “Up to Me”, p.100, Penguin

“I think that most of the people running companies today are motivated and pay is a small portion of the motivation.”

“The truth is the best brands, like the most interesting people, have a keen sense of self.”

“There is no Yoda-there's no one who points you in the right direction. You've got to figure that out by yourself.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“Several people have told me that my inability to suffer fools gladly is one of my main weaknesses.”

“When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have.”