"It is forever unspeakable that man must suffer so. But you learn to control yourself, to work efficiently. ... I used to cry, and want to cry, but what do tears do? I was so proud when first I began to conquer. ... Your cheeks feel white just the same, but inside, not outside. Nobody can tell to look at you. Nobody."

“The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker.”

“I don't like cheap shots, I really don't.”

“A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.”

Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". I, 35. Book by Diogenes Laërtius,

“I have a profound passion for the act of flying. It's very freeing, with an intense physicality, but it also gives an Olympian, god's-eye view, which fuels a larger cerebral and structural analysis.”

“The content defines the platform, so whereas when I was working at ABC from '66 to '76, people said it was the "great wasteland." It was the least-objectionable program that succeeded. It was, if you could get behind "All in the Family," you were successful.”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com

“Sometimes, I do have something to say, so I'll sit there and I'll write a song to someone - and then I just throw it away because it makes me cringe.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“There is no accountability in soft money. None.”

“When I was younger, I thought about retiring.”