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"Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding."

"You do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend to write an emotional poet, because poetry is beyond hooks and holes."

"The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode."

"Music heals all forms of misery."

"The man can neither make, nor retain, one moment of time; it all comes to him by pure gift; he might as well regard the sun and moon as his chattels."

"The business of art lies just in this, -- to make that understood and felt which, in the form of an argument, might be incomprehensible and inaccessible."
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"We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling."

"I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction."

"I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares - like a comedian who laughs at his own jokes."

"Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have a culture that is fascinated and informed about the box office in a way that sometimes filmmakers weren't even."

"My business is can I create a world that's possible and could happen? I think that's the only thing that I have to do, and I think that I have done that each time."

"Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?"

"People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape."

"If we put the camera on ourselves, our friends and neighbors, we'll come up with some scary stuff."

"I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road."
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