My goal is to make as many films as possible about different aspects of American life.
Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.
Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that you'll never find it, seemed a perfect metaphor for life.
To me, life, for all its privations, is a luminous thing. You have to risk it.
One room is always enough for one person. Two rooms is not enough for two people. That is one of the conundrums in life.
Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself.
I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful situations, when life stops being cozy.
I like to think the price I paid by being open about my private life helped.
The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today.
There's more to life than cheek bones.
Life is short, and it is here to be lived.
I play piano and guitar. Acoustic guitar. I tried studying classical guitar when I was 16 but it got really hard. I could never play a lead to save my life.
The main thing is that I've been studying composition for the last four years. I'd say it's the life experience combined with the lessons that enabled me to go much further.
If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.