"It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do."

“I thought he was an interesting central figure, central character, one who is definitely not your typical central character figure in a film, who's easy to like. He's not easy to like. It forces you to involve yourself with what's going on.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“All of my films are based on personal experiences and beliefs. Many of my heroes are my spokespeople - and some are not!”

“It is a sexy country. We are very free with our bodies.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“At 6 p.m. I stood in the doorway of my studio facing the Venice boardwalk. A few spectators watched as I pushed two live electric wires into my chest. The wires crossed and exploded, burning me but saving me from electrocution.”

Source : Chris Burden, Alberta College of Art. Gallery (1976). “Chris Burden, February 18, 1976”

“We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we are…Or we can decide for ourselves.”

“In Africa you have space...there a profound sense of space here, space and sky”

“The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to tell a story well. The shape or the color of it doesn't matter.”

Source : Source: collider.com

“There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that.”

Source : "Shevchenko want to end career on a high". edition.cnn.com. December 9, 2011.