“Democracy don’t rule the world, You’d better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that’s better left unsaid.”

Your mind is a your temple, keep it beautiful and free. Don’t let an egg get laid in it by something you can’t see.

Half of the people can be part right all of the time, Some of the people can be all right part of the time. I think Abraham Lincoln said that. ‘I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours,’ I said that.

You don’t necessarily have to write to be a poet. Some people work in gas stations and they’re poets. I don’t call myself a poet, because I don’t like the word. I’m a trapeze artist.

A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding.

Experience teaches us that silence terrifies people the most.

Music attracts the angels in the universe.

If you need somebody you can trust, trust yourself

Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than those who are most content.

I don’t think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking there’s some kind of change.

Creativity has a lot to do with the main idea. Inspiration is what comes when you are dealing with the idea. But inspiration won’t invite what’s not there to begin with.

You get older. You start having hopes for other people rather than yourself.

All the money you made will never buy back your soul.

I don’t think I’m tangible to myself.

An artist has got to be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he’s AT somewhere. You always have to realize that you’re constantly in a state of becoming. And, as long as you can stay in that realm you’ll sort of be alright.

Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing, it doesn’t work.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

I often see only my mistakes. I always feel I could have done better. Every artist goes through it.

Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.

My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread – works all the time. I think I’ve been eating pasta for 26 years.

Hot heads do not give good feedback – choose a better time.

Learn the wisdom of compromise. it’s better to bend a little, rather than break relations forever.

I’m sorry never made it better. I just let it suffice.

It’s better to focus on one film rather than take up two or three films at the same time.

Don’t worry when someone found faults in your job. Because often, faults are found in the place where there is much more betterment than others.