"He who, to be happy, needs nothing but himself, is happy."

“Is it really sick for me to be happy right now?" I asked. My voice broke twice. He didn't push me away. He pulled me tight against his ice-hard chest, so tight it was hard to breathe, even with my lungs securely intact. "I know exactly what you mean," he whispered. "But we have lot of reasons to be happy. For one, we're alive." "Yes," I agreed. "That's a good one." "And together," he breathed. His breath was so sweet it made my head swim.”

“I'm really interested in having a studio one day and being a filmmaker.”

“Prisoners do different things. Some write, some read. Some engage in athletic events and working out and some do all of that. Some get involved in the religious groups that they're part of. Some get involved in hobbies that are permitted in prison. There are plenty of ways to stay busy. You're never going to survive in prison unless you start getting busy.”

Source : "Jack Abramoff's prison advice for Bob McDonnell". Interview with Jeremy Diamond, www.cnn.com. January 6, 2015.

“Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.”

Source : Frank Capra (1971). “The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography”

“Liverpool was made for me and I was made for Liverpool.”

“I grew up listening to blues and rock 'n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world.”

Source : "Ato Essandoh, Bourne Again". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 19, 2016.

“We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

“I needed a break... from myself.”