“Violence is not the answer, it doesnt work any more. We are at the end of the worst century in which the greatest atrocities in the history of the world have occurred... The nature of human beings ...”

“When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happine...”

“If your mother cooks Italian food, why should you go to a restaurant?”

“Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.”

“I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.”

“Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.”

“An extended hand is the best weapon against a clenched fist.”

“If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it's helpful to do kind, peaceful things.”

“Demonstrating verbal kindness looks better on everyone know matter what the situation. There's a peace in the heart of the kind person who handles everything with love.”

“Not everyone may not think the way you do.”

“I think you're wrong.""Think what you like.”

“To think, to think, even with a split second left - to think was the only hope.”

“I'm terrible with patience.”

“Oh, I'm terrible at travel.”

“My dad was a terrible businessman.”