Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.
I worry about kids today not having time to build a tree house or ride a bike or go fishing. I worry that life is getting faster and faster.
I'm a believer in just open, free-form creativity, and you never know the surprises that life has in store, and that, purely on a creative level, there's no such thing as rules.
Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life.
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.
I'm just a tiny person from a humdrum neighbourhood, so I grew up worshipping 'Bond' pictures and dreaming of a life bigger than my own.
Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other part of their life.
When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life.
I just don't sleep enough. But I have never met someone very successful who, at the end of their life, says 'I wish I slept more.'
For years, whenever I'd been travelling and came back to Copenhagen, I'd think: 'People are so stylish.' And it's not any one class. It's everyday life.
The hardest part of directing is the choosing. Unlike an actor who can do a variety of work, it is a year of your life, you can't afford to get it wrong.
The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork.
I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.
If you make something with love and, you know, passion and you tell a real story, I think it will always find an audience somehow, you know.
I got a Super 8 camera when I was eight years old, and I just wanted to tell stories - I love telling stories.
I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
I started out wanting to be an actor and I like to give actors as much as possible. I love writing stuff where they can really lose control.
True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.
I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.
I love the ocean; growing up around Laguna Beach, I spent my summers surfing, diving, and snorkeling.
I love movies that make me cry, because they're tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards: how did they do that?
