I learned very soon to get along by myself..

Does anybody find it creepy how many Grant robots have been on the show? Is it just me or he like trying to clone himself and make a little army?.

I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing Burial Rites, I was constantly trying to see whether I could di….

There are scenes that were right on the edge, but I always try to err on non-indulgence. It's something that I'm very careful about, that I'm just le….

Bolivar cannot carry double.

To me, a revolutionary film is not a film about a revolution. It has a lot more to do with the art form. It's a film that is revolting against the ol….

Bigger-budgeted films have more restrictions and less freedom to create. Because of this, I try to find freedom in the people I work with. I often wo….

Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway..

I'm a very cheap date..

The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthfu….

Professor Eric Zolt of UCLA, said to me, "The VAT is such a good idea, mark my words, within five years, the U.S. will have a VAT." Then he said, "Of….

I only appear to be dead..

The love of power excludes all others..

Bach is Bach just as God is God..

When we are honoured for a thing, we become attached to that thing..

You narrow hope when you define it..

I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don't need sauce. I know he doesn't even w….

What cannot be imagined cannot even be talked about..

The reason I like incorporating the Yakuza into my movies - all their actions, everything they do, you can say 'It's ok because he's a Yakuza'. Chang….

When you are rich, people try to take advantage of you..

Yes, Maxon," I whispered. "It’s possible..