"I have yet to know a poor man who has nostalgia for poverty, or who finds freedom in it … I found poverty neither attractive nor edifying. It taught me nothing but a distortion of values, an over-rati…"

"The world is a beautiful place, and there is much to be happy about. But there is also much to be sad about, and we must not forget that."

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

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

"I don't like to talk about my films. I like to make them."