It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.
I wanted to show painting paintings first, then the plate paintings; now I can show that I've sort of freed myself from stylistic inhibitions.
I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it's nice to know the people you're making a movie about.
We need to not be scared [of muslim], but understand each other. When you're around these people, you see they have much more in common than their differences.
My compulsion is to create things.
I'm not mannerist. I don't think I'm interested in mannerism. If I ever use it in a way, or if manner is like some kind of product of certain sorts of usage of different kinds of materials, then it's about involution or turning in on that.
I have a completely romantic idea about making paintings, I guess.
Met someone who works at the zoo. Apparently the panda is a nasty animal.
On the X-Men films, people are always throwing out ideas and trying to get the shot to look the best and make the most sense, and to get it done efficiently. Everybody collaborates and everybody is very open to new ideas.
I've kept a diary since I was 11.
. . . [T]here should be a real sense of your imagination and your memories walking and woolgathering, tramping the hills, romping all over the place. Trust them. Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.