“Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.”

“There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.”

“Painting and writing are solitary arts.”

“You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.”

“I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.”

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.”

“The moral of the tale is, don't live for the approval of others. The real you is here to find out the secret of life, not to satisfy someone else's opinion.”

“I never speak in silence.”

“Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.”

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”