"Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next."

"It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war."

"It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own."

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war."

"I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime."

"I'm very thankful to players like John Stockton and Spud Webb. They've made it possible for someone like me to make it. I think teams are actually looking for one player under 6-feet now, because they make things happen."

"It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed."

"That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to me the most versatile thing."