“There are a lot of people in this world who are afraid of caring or afraid of showing that they care, because it’s uncool. It’s uncool to have passion. It’s so much easier to lose when you’ve shown everyone how much you don’t care, whether you win or lose. It’s much harder to lose when you show that you care. But you’ll never win unless you also stand to lose”

“Doing good in this world, and being kind and being honest and noble is really underrated. And I think you have… I think everyday people have enormous power, and they have enormous power for good, and if you’re good to people, the world is a better place.”

“I guess when you smile, it’s just joy coming out of you.”

“The thing that keeps you grounded is doing the thing you love.”

“Every villian is a hero in his own mind.”

“The thing that keeps you grounded is doing the thing you love.”

“Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming. And don’t be afraid of wearing your heart on your sleeve – in declaring the films that you love, the films that you want to make, the life that you’ve had, and the lives you can help reflect in cinema. For myself, for a long time… maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn’t worth hearing, and I think everyone’s voice is worth hearing. So if you’ve got something to say, say it from the rooftops.”