"An author's characters do what he wants them to do."

“If you remembered somebody was as real as yourself, how could you kill anybody?”

“To be honest, I would have to say that there was a certain burden in working with Arnold, a big action star. I am aware that Arnold is loved by the American audience, but rather than focusing on working with Arnold, what I focused on was expressing the character, Sheriff Owens, through Arnold the actor and knowing that Arnold and my idea about Sheriff Owens coincided and that it was about Owens protecting a certain value and justice, I focused more on that aspect that helped me to be more comfortable in working with Arnold.”

Source : Source: collider.com

“I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mould society.”

“I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end.”

Source : Daphne Du Maurier (1980). “The Rebecca notebook and other memories”, Book Sales

“I always say that photography's closest cousin is poetry because of the way it sparks your imagination and leaves gaps for the viewer to fill in.”

“I never studied, but I had the best teachers,”

Source : "Mstislav Rostropovich, 80, Dissident Maestro, Dies" by Allan Kozinn, www.nytimes.com. April 27, 2007.

“Weave, weave the sunlight in your hair-”

“You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.”