Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed odd to me.

I guess I like a lot of directors. Or at least I try to.

Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed odd to me.

And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch.

And the fact that I see so many films really seems to amaze certain people.

When you see the films of certain young directors, you get the impression that film history begins for them around 1980.

Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there's no doubt he's influenced every one of my films.

And Twin Peaks, the Film is the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea what I saw, all I know is that I left the theater floating six feet above the ground.

For me, the film has to be incredibly bad to make me want to pack up and leave.

Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much.

Whereas with Sirk, everything is always filmed. No matter what the script, he's always a real director.

I have everything that I would possibly imagine. I have a family that loves me and that's... more than most kids have. And it's really awesome for me to experience this life... because most kids don't have this life, and I'm trying to reach out to them and help them.

In a basic sense, 'A Little Life' is a homage to how my friends and I live our lives. I wanted to push past the definitions of how we typically define friendship. It's a different version of adulthood, but it's no less important and no less legitimate than anyone else's.

I love standing up behind the blocks, and I love that moment just before you dive in and it goes quiet, and you take a deep breath and you just dive, and then you try and win, but that moment just before I go, that's why I race.

It's harder to laugh than to cry.

It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience.

In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I'm still absorbing its teachings.

I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house.

The web makes people hypocritical, it encourages to take pseudonymes.

But the experience that I had which was basically just feeling loved and taken care of in a room full of thousands of people I didnt know seemed to be a pretty strong sign that what I was doing was a good thing.

What is the world coming to?

You need not fear my extinction. Fear my proliferation! I've already reproduced!

Genetic modification has many different areas, for example in medicine, and Britain is at the leading edge of this new technology. I don't know, but people tell me, it could indeed by the leading science of the 21st century. All I say to people is: 'Just keep an open mind and let us proceed according to genuine scientific evidence.'

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.

And that's the mistake that was made with Steel Pier. Roger was caught between a rock and hard place. It would have cost a couple of million dollars more to take it to Boston or someplace first. So we opened about a month too early.

I think the first time I was ever really conscious of the difference between people's voices was that my mother's voice was so soft and gentle and her pronunciation was so perfect.

Don't be scared to try new things, but remember to hold on to the vision of your company and the initial successes that defined your brand.

We live in an imperfect world, and imperfect people surround us every day.

America is huge.

When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.

Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.

I definitely don't like anyone messing with my friends or loved ones. I'm quick to step up to the plate if there's a problem.

I've always tried to fit what I do professionally into my family, rather than the other way around.

It doesn't matter if you're doing a studio movie or you're doing an independent movie. When you get to set and you're doing a scene, it's always going to be the same job. I really don't think about my career, in terms of planning it out and what this does for me.