In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity.

If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.

We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.

I think the corruption of power is very interesting, and I think the idea that power is something that... You know, when people want power, they're a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, they're different again.

You want people to identify with the person on the screen or in the theater, but you don't want them to identify with you as a person.

I hate most people. And I don’t want to, it’s an awful way to be. But the human race gives me no comfort. I find myself turning to books and films for comfort still. It’s repulsive, because one’s life consists of people, not things.