A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.

"You can’t just sit down and write a book. That’s not how books get written. Books get written by living your life, by being open to the world, by paying attention."

Good habits shape an excellent life.

So happiness is the most popular word we have heard through the past two years. Happiness is not only related to personal experiences and personal values, but also, it's about the environment.

"Memory is fragile and the space of a single life is brief, passing so quickly that we never get a chance to see the relationship between events."

"The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last."