Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.

Money is all right but once you have it you learn it's not the be all and end all.

My secret for success? I don't know what the hell success means.

There is an art to casting. And I hope we will see more ensemble films. I don't like star-led films, it's much better to have more stars in one film so that the audience can see them working together.

My main hope for myself is to be where I am.

I don't think anyone enjoyed it. Apart from the people who watched it.

I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.

Never assume the obvious is true.

The fact is ones own voice is not heard anywhere else. Its a challenge to be yourself. It takes a lot of courage.

I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive.

You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

When beautiful movie stars allow themselves to look terrible, people think they're really acting.

If I'm not living from my heart, I get sick.

It's funny how the smallest things I've done speak the loudest about me, but I like that.

Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism.

I am not afraid of taking risks. We have to take risks for peace.

I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.

For the most part, I think that people enjoy seeing a movie where they can just have fun.

In all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don't feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.

I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.

Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the world's finest band when it gets lonely.

A good leader must be fair.

I learned that music should be fun and should be a way to express yourself - that there aren't really any rules.