I wanted to do a movie about being really good at something, yet being socially awkward and not as advanced in your personal life as you are in your creative life.
It is not good to demonstrate your luxury and your wealth: to rub it in the faces of others is insulting. So you should be modest; try not to insult people by showing that you can do what they cannot.
When it really comes down to it, the job you do is more important and is more representative of who you are than your sexuality or anything else that you have going on in your life.
Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.
All the things you're not supposed to do at the beginning of your professional life - transgressiveness, arbitrariness and violating expectations - you find more attractive at the end of your professional life.
To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible.
Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.
No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do
Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul.
But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright.
Your purpose of life is not to find a job, but to find what you love and do it with all your heart.
Life doesn’t just happen to you. You react to it, and you are not forced to react the way you do. Your heart determines your reactions.
One of the reasons why you like to do your own drawings is, your style changes over time. And there's something about that that keeps it fresh to the viewer.
François Pignon: Do you sleep with all your editors? Pierre Brochant: None of your damn business!
Van Helsing: Do not let your eyes see or your ears hear that which you cannot account for.
If people respect your age and not your personality, then it's time for you to do some urgent introspection.
If you could hear the angels pen your deeds... what would you be doing with your life?
Surrounded by problems? Want to do the impossible? Make some hard decisions. All your worries, your problems will fade away...
Do not force your children to behave like you, for surely they have been created for a time which is different to your time
The media will mess your way of thinking up, don't take they word for nothing do your on research.
When did 'Ask not what your country can do for you' become 'Ask only what your country will give you'?
