"I'm definitely nostalgic about the music of my youth; The Clash and Fishbone and that whole music scene. I still have all that music to this day. There was some great music going on in the late 70s and 80s."

“Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.”

Source : Edward Gibbon (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated)”, p.5019, Delphi Classics

“It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.”

Source : "Producer Joel Silver Exclusive Interview: Discusses Unknown, Logan’s Run, Berlin, Vod, Home Video Sales, 3d, and a Lot More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 17, 2011.

“You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.”

“Get the big idea and all else follows.”

“Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.”

“I am a drinker with writing problems.”

“I never really had novel-writing instruction like people do in MFA programs.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart; I breathe at this hour the fragrance of the lilacs, the violets, and the roses, as at twenty years ago.”