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

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.

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight.

Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.

'Tis the night — the night of the graves delight and the warlocks are at their play; Ye think that without the wild winds shout, but no, it is they — it is they.

I think Teach for America has suffered from the fact that I did not teach, in a major way. I also think if I had taught, I wouldn't have started Teach for America.

Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I'm on today.

No one will die because of bad acting. No one will die because you missed a cue. We're all human beings. If mistakes are made, you figure out that you're going to live.

It's my damn duty and obligation to do everything possible for Europe to find a united path.

When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time.

I have a very big phone book and a very long reach around the world. And I think - I don't think, I know - that 95 percent of the people who I know who weren't born into success who have become successful and done things that are different and made a lot of money and had a lot of excitement in their life are people who never hear the word 'no.'

Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: 'Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.

The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.

Great art is an instant arrested in eternity.

It can be very intense being an actor; it can be quite a small world. Then you speak to your friend who is a scientist and they have a completely different perspective.

Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.

Perhaps the thing that makes humans truly unique on Earth is that we are never satisfied with our situation; maybe that is what's taken us so far.

I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.

Donald Trump is a leader. He produces results and is ready to get tough in order to protect American jobs and families.

Startup culture fosters laughter, debate, and a passionate, non-politically-correct focus on getting things done. And this startup of culture is something entrepreneurs struggle to maintain as the business grows. To ensure this environment continues, create a strong foundation and ensure everyone is on board.

I am strengthened by my weaknesses. I am brave because of my fears. I am greater because of my mistakes. Life goes on, forget the past.

I figured if the plane goes down, I'll go with a great genius and will always have my name connected with his.