"You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it's really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been forgotten."

"I think if you look at the themes that are presented in the film, some are inherently social, and I think that any film which deals with the family is dealing with the smallest social unit in our society - and in a sense it is a question of scope."

"I wanted to make sure that the environment of the shooting itself was not that controlled, and the way to go about that course was to work with as small a crew as possible."

"The film camera's ability to physically move through space, not zoom through space - every time we have a video camera the movement is through zoom; every time we have a film camera it is a physical movement."

"Wisdom principle 8 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 72."

"Innovation requires collaboration and diversity of thought."

"Wisdom principle 60 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 91."

"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'"