The simplest questions are the hardest to answer.
I think I'll always be making movies that intend to say something new.
To find a script that works with provocative ideas is hard to find.
The only way to oppose a bad idea is to replace it with a good idea.
There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about it.
My films don't have instant impact because they're dense with ideas that people have not thought about. It takes a while for the American public to wrap its head around some of the things I'm saying.
People often ask me why I persisted in doing research on a subject that was so controversial. I frequently respond by telling them that only a few scientists are granted the great fortune to pursue topics that are so new and different that only a small number of people can grasp the meaning of such discoveries initially.
There's this myth that science is hard. But everything is hard.
An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy to be called an idea at all.
I am thankful for the fact that the audience doesn't expect common, run-of-the-mill films from me. But the fact of the matter is that if the subject doesn't hit me hard enough, I will not do it.
A lot of my work is intelligent, a lot of the work is beautiful, but I make ugly things, too.
We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.
