Don’t ask for miracles. You are the living embodiment of all the miracles in the world.

Filmmaking is not the work of the weak-minded. It may not be rocket science, but it requires ten times more strength of the mind than that.

Oscar may be the world’s most glorious way of honoring your work, but the real award for a filmmaker is the contentment which you receive from making your film.

Be skeptic, be doubtful, be rebellious towards every single dogma of the society. Only then there will be hope of progress for humanity.

Become the destroyer of sects - become the breaker of privileges – become the messenger of equality – become the prophet of goodness.

Blind faith is not real religion my friend.

Acceptance is religion, sectarianism is blasphemy.

Humanism is the purest expression of your soul as a human. It has no God to be concerned with, except for the living Gods, that is the humans. It has no doctrine to abide by, except for the natural doctrine of love and benevolence. That's the religion we need my friend.

Religion without reason is like making love without love.