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“I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.”
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“I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives. It all depends on a combination of circumstances. If all the various cosmic thingummys fuse at the same moment, and the right spark is struck, there's no knowing what one mightn't do.”
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“I believe you make your day. You make your life.”
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“My trade is a lonely one. I'm a craftsman, if you like. It so happens that these days singers are better paid than blacksmiths.”
Source : "Character: Jacques Brel". "Nous les artistes: Jacques Brel", www.imdb.com. 1979. 
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“Literature is the denunciation of the times in which one lives.”
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“The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that has a proper story, and it was a big struggle for me to write. It meant I had to admit the power of narrative.”
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“No human ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person. Ever meet someone who's always had everything work out for them with zero struggle? They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don't exist.”
Source : Chris Hardwick (2011). “The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life)”, p.37, Penguin
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“Never think you've seen the last of anything.”
Source : The Optimist's Daughter ch. 1 (1969)
