“Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.”

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

Tape the sound of the moon fading at dawn. Give it to your mother to listen to when she’s in sorrow.

I love the yellow sun. It reminds me of Russia in the 30s for some reason.

Anger is an emotion that is very energetic. It is an ideal emotion to turn it around to make it work as a positive force.

Mothers are not supposed to give guidance, right’ Sean’s doing his own thing.

When I turned 60, it didn’t bother me at all.

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl’s best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.

Long, long time ago, I declared that all my works are a form of a prayer/a wish.

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

One day we wake up to be thankful about basic things.

The regret of my life is that I have not said ‘I love you’ often enough.

It’s a waste of time to think that if you coloured a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black.

It’s time to miss the lost.

To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful – I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

Use your blood to paint. Keep painting until you faint. Keep painting until you die.

He could tell she was a little risky but he often enjoyed the taste of danger.

Creating is really what I like to do. The best thing in the world is to have an idea in the back of your head and then to make that idea into a movie and have people all over the world enjoy it.

My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.

When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life.

It was very much about performances, the whole ensemble thing was just great – everybody working together. Sometimes it didn’t feel like a film set. It wasn’t technically driven, it was very, very enjoyable.

I’m enjoying the most perfect tranquillity, free from all worries, and in consequence would like to stay this way forever, in a peaceful corner of the countryside like this.

At times I enjoy writing and at others times I just hate it because it’s definitely having to go back and experience some pain and express what you really feel.

When we get tired of enjoying all the pleasures within our reach, we have still a resource in thinking of others that are not.