"I've got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists. Neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later."

"I don't believe in God, but I believe in something bigger than ourselves. Call it the universe, call it nature, call it whatever you want, but there's something out there that's beyond our comprehensi…"

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."