That there are things in this world not carved out of gray stone. That there s a small place inside of us they can never lock away, and that place is called hope.

The best leaders are those who listen more than they speak.

In the quest for understanding the cosmos, we must embrace the unknown and the unknowable.

The only thing that scares me more than space aliens is the idea that there aren't any space aliens. We can't be the best that creation has to offer. I pray we're not all there is. If so, we're in big trouble.

I try to avoid clichés and strive for originality in my work.

When you want knowledge like you want air under water then you will get it.

（一味追求智巧）对上而言遮蔽了日月的光辉，对下而言消蚀了山川的精华，对中间而言毁坏了四时的交替，就连地上的爬虫，空中的飞蛾，都会失去它们的本性。

我认为最好的电影是由角色驱动的，由人驱动的，而不是由特效或动作场面驱动的。