The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself cloddish.
Waking up and having a project to work on is one of life's great pleasures.
The lies are in the dialogue, the truth is in the visuals.
The beautiful moment sits very close to the horrific one.
Happiness is a strange word. So conclusive. Happiness is a thing that happens for a moment.
I'm drawn to people that have tasks to do.
I'm 51. So I'm just saying, 30 years from now you're going to have a different outlook. That's what a midlife crisis is.
I've never been to the opera; I've only seen opera on DVD.
Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be. Grief has no distance. Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.
Superstitions are man's way of trying to control things he has no control over.
Every major accomplishment in a man's life requires a major level of commitment.