Cinema Is A Medium That Can Translate

True Happiness Is Not Out There. True Happiness Lies Within.

My Movies Are Film-paintings - Moving Portraits Captured On Celluloid. I'll Layer That With Sound To Create A Unique Mood -- Like If The Mona Lisa Opened Her Mouth, And There Would Be A Wind, And She'd Turn Back And Smile. It Would Be Strange And Beautiful.

We Think We Understand The Rules When We Become Adults But What We Really Experience Is A Narrowing Of The Imagination.

I Hate Slick And Pretty Things. I Prefer Mistakes And Accidents. Which Is Why I Like Things Like Cuts And Bruises - They're Like Little Flowers. I've Always Said That If You Have A Name For Something, Like 'cut' Or 'bruise,' People Will Automatically Be Disturbed By It. But When You See The Same Thing In Nature, And You Don't Know What It Is, It Can Be Very Beautiful.

I Don't Think It Was Pain That Made [vincent Van Gogh] Great - I Think His Painting Brought Him Whatever Happiness He Had.