“Don’t create the appearance of fake authority.”

Be yourself. Don’t pretend that you know something you don’t.

Speak about the things you really care about.

[Henry] James is much more complex than Jane Austen. That’s why it’s not so easy to adapt him.

People expect a nice period piece, but that’s not always the case. There’s a deep human mystery in his work.

The internet creates chaos and a dangerous kind of piracy but makes the viewer much more active and gives the voice to minority players.

I believe that the internet as an open platform for distribution could be a great chance for the diversity of film production.

You know Mildred would never do anything wrong or foolish. I reflected a little sadly that this was only too true and hoped I did not appear too much that kind of person to others. Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after it, but it can sometimes be a little depressing.

The minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.

Think not I am what I appear.

Nothing that isn’t a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.

Return to the nothingness from which the mad hope and ridiculous fright of men dared call you forth to their misfortune. You only appeared as a torment for the human race.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.