"Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanthropic view of the world, but to have an opinion, you can't be a nihilist."

"When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it."

"My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension."

"We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don't get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don't have to do as much, like you don't go on as many outings."

"Courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best."