I don’t do things for the reaction or the criticism. I live for what makes me happy.
Our heroes are human heroes. That's a very new situation. Most other societies have had, right at their center, the worship of something transcendent: a god, a spirit, a natural force, the universe, whatever it is -- something else that is being worshiped. We've slightly lost the habit of doing that, which is, I think, why we're particularly drawn to nature.
The best films are those that leave the audience with questions, not answers.
I'm not a politician, I'm an artist. And the artist's job is to be a mirror, not a leader.
Success is not about being the smartest person in the room; it's about bringing out the best in others.