"You can't allow other people to define your purpose or your destiny."

“Most Russians don't treat the government, or those in power, as something close to them. They don't believe that they, as ordinary people, are able to change the development of things. That's why they have a very specific ironic sentiment towards power and the figures that represent it. I wanted to translate this irony into the cinematic language.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

“It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Sitting on the porch, you could feel it: the air wishing it was water.”

Source : Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.388, A&C Black

“We put ourselves there. The door to hell is locked from the inside.”

Source : James Albert Pike (1953). “Beyond anxiety: the Christian answer to fear, frustration, guilt, indecision, inhibition, loneliness, despair”

“Cats sleep fat and walk thin.”

“Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for their dogs and cats, take good care of them and abide by the rules made necessary by a huge population.”

“My little brother and I took piano lessons at a young age and played music together later on in life just to play around at home until we decided to make a record. Eventually we started having more and more songs.”

Source : "Josephine de la Baume on Mark & "Dreamcore" Style". Interview with Lauren Houssin, www.elle.com. May 16, 2011.

“Passion is what makes life interesting, what ignites our soul, fuels our love and carries our friendships, stimulates our intellect, and pushes our limits... A passion for life is contagious and uplifting. Passion cuts both ways... Those that make you feel on top of the world are equally able to turn it upside down... In my life I want to create passion in my own life and with those I care for. I want to feel, experience and live every emotion. I will suffer through the bad for the heights of the good.”

“The two stallions, the silver and the black, represent the equine god (whomsoever horses pray to) in this ritual so ancient that no one knows what god to thank.”