"My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot."

“Between the monster and the fool there are many people who walk the middle path with a dog at their heels, their lives enriched by giving the dog a dog's life.”

Source : Ian Niall (1976). “One man and his dogs”, William Morrow &Company

“Sadness, disappointment, and severe challenge are events in life, not life itself.”

“There are two main goals behind ALF actions. The first is obviously to remove as many animals as possible from fur farms, vivisection labs, and other areas of abuse. The second is to cause as much economic damage to these industries and persons as possible.”

“Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty.”

“We are confident that the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations can become the greatest input of the recent decades in achieving peace and stability in the South Caucasus. With this vision, we have agreed to move forward without any preconditions, not making our relations contingent upon Turkey's recognition of the Armenian Genocide. However, if, as many suspect, it is proven that Turkey's goal is to protract, rather than to normalize relations, we will have to discontinue the process.”

Source : Speech by President Serzh Sargsyan in the Chatham House British Royal Institute of International Affairs, February 10, 2010.

“If you behave normally, people treat you normally. It's only when you act as if you're someone special that they feel obliged to stand on ceremony.”

“Spend time with people who know how to use their days well. Just as iron sharpens iron, positive people will inspire you to be positive.”

“Canada had the good health-care system and educational system. It was a privilege for me to grow up there.”