栖守道德者，寂寞一时；依阿权势者，凄凉万古。达人观物外之物，思身后之身，守受一时之寂寞，毋取万古之凄。
坚守道德底线，有时可能会遭受短暂的冷落；可那些依附权势利欲熏心的人，搞不好会万古凄凉。真正通达明理的人，不会囿于物质本身，而更在意身后的名誉。所以他们宁愿承受一时的冷落，也不愿遭受永久的凄凉。
I try to make films that are personal and that I would want to see.
译文：我衰老得太厉害了!感慨平生交游的朋友渐渐零落，如今还剩下几个?白发空自垂下三千丈，对人间万事只能付之一笑。试问什么事物能让我真正欢喜?
The weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to its strangeness.
To travel is to write, and to write is to travel.
你能做的最激进的事情就是绝对尊重文脉。
The best armor of old age is a well-spent life perfecting it.