"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."

"I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success."

"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

"The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense."

"Art is not a pastime but a priesthood."

"Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication."

"Art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem."