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I do think that the emotional weight of 'Biutiful' has blinded some viewers to the beauty and complexity of the film. ”
Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength. ”
You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear. ”
What is a superhero? They're supposed to represent hope, opportunity, and strength for everybody. ”
It's typical of Italian culture that we only start to feel emotional about something when we have the possibility to see it in front of us. By February, Italy will have Olympic fever. ”
I feel like my strength is surrounding myself with people who have an ear for things, and then they play it for me. I'm always looking; my ear is always open. ”
I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression. ”
You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it. ”
One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion. ”
That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God. ”