In the state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the laws.

I like a film to have a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order.

做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事情。

"We are all broken, that's how the light gets in."

成功是最好的报复。

我们不仅继承了父母的特征，还继承了他们的沉默。

"Die größte Herausforderung beim Schreiben ist es, die richtigen Worte zu finden, um das Unsagbare auszudrücken."

The development of MRI has revolutionized the field of medical imaging, allowing us to see inside the human body in ways that were previously unimaginable.

——晚年访谈

I don’t need motivation from anybody. I’m self-motivated.

"To be human is to be flawed, and to be flawed is to be real."