I have ne'er been in a chamber with a lawyer when I did not wish either to scream with desperation or else fall into the deepest of sleeps, e'en when the matter concern'd my own future most profoundly.
I kill flies, I eat meat, you know, whatever.
Depression is a real demon in the woods for a lot of creative people, you know? It's part of what the documentary is trying to be about for me, finding balance, where the beauty that is attainable in the creative arts can be matched with the scratchy roughness of regular life.
You don't need other people to affirm that you're a valuable person.
The truth is that the more you get paid, the less freedom you have. They never pay you for nothing.
I have a daughter and the thing I wish for her is not love, fame, money or anything like that. It's just one great best friend. You know, if you have somebody that has your back, you're gonna be all right.
The older I get, the more obvious it is that you're not really in control of your life, you're a part of a larger wave, no matter who you are.
Face your problems head on. Do what you have to do to take care of it. Develop a good work ethic.
How can I act in an impersonal manner? When a man dies in the street for want of food, how can I ignore him? When I find a starving or naked man in the street, I cannot walk past him. I think no human being can do that.
Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.
Throwing acid is wrong. . . in some people's eyes.