I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.

The only real prison is the one we build for ourselves.

I don't know. Sometimes when I feel about to cry, it often evolves into an impulse to almost laugh. That must have been how I really felt at the time, because I laughed, almost giggled.

——《大总统复参议会论国旗函》，1912年2月3日

The process of making a film is more important than the final product.