数学中最令人兴奋的时刻是当你发现一些隐藏在显而易见之处的东西。

作家必须固执，必须有牺牲的使命，必须接受文学是一个非常残酷的情人。

黑粉是我的动力。

The other thing about modern society and why it causes this anxiety, is that we have nothing at its center that is non-human. We are the first society to be living in a world where we don't worship anything other than ourselves. We think very highly of ourselves, and so we should; we've put people on the Moon, done all sorts of extraordinary things. And so we tend to worship ourselves.

The writer’s life is a life of humiliation.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Investing in local communities isn't charity—it's smart business.

你无法取悦所有人，所以做你自己就好。

The great thing about film is that it can take you anywhere in the world, and you can tell any story you want.