激情是普遍的人性。没有它，宗教、历史、浪漫和艺术都将毫无用处。

谁听到音乐，就会立刻感到他的孤独被填满。

大海不拒绝各种各样的水，所以才能成就它的博大；大山不拒绝形形色色的土石，所以才能成就它的高峻；贤明的君主不嫌弃百姓，所以能够聚集众多的臣民；读书人不厌倦学习，所以能达到圣贤的境界。

最有力的艺术往往是最模糊的。

I always try to push the boundaries of what is possible in cinema.

These walls are very interesting. When you first went to jail, you hated the high walls, and slowly, you get used to it. This is called institutionalization.

The complexity of software is an essential property, not an accidental one.

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."