Quotes about "Wisdom & Knowledge"

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones. ”

Even though New York may be a more inspiring city, I get more inspired thinking of L.A., in a way. My life there was so much more simple in mind, and quiet. ”

The first thing I didn't understand was my life. It's a mystery. And today I don't understand economy or politics. I don't know why politics or economy are destroying the world, but I will understand after understanding. ”

Being essentially a creator, I never set out to shock, always thinking about creating my work and not about the benefits it could produce. ”

I think that the best things come from thought, without thinking. I think that's the smartest use of the intelligence that we all have. ”

I think intelligence basically can be in a way defined by the possibility of having two opposite ideas living together and at the same time functioning. That's why I think a smart script has two things living in the same place, and they're absolutely contradictory. ”

I'm usually very critical of myself. ”

When I'm working, I'm insufferable because I get stuck with myself, and suddenly I become obsessive, thinking about how to make something better. ”

If the audience, in minute 50, is thinking about the way a movie is shot, there's a problem. I want it to permeate emotionally. ”

An actor is totally vulnerable. His total personality is exposed to critical judgment - his intellect, his bearing, his diction, his whole appearance. In short, his ego. ”