What was God doing before the divine creation?
Status quo just means that everyone's doing it. It doesn't mean that this was divinely ordained, and of course this is the right decision.
'She's Gotta Have It' and 'School Daze,' I really didn't know what I was doing. And the biggest indicator of that was the acting. 'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.
Do what you love doing.
We try to keep everything as in-house and small and as punk rock and do-it-yourself as we can. That's part of our way of doing business.
Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.
When you're doing mountain rescue, you don't take a doctorate in mountain rescue; you look for somebody who knows the terrain. It's about context.
It's hard to make a living doing documentaries. Frankly, if it takes you five years to do a film, and that's the only film you're doing, you're in trouble.
I wasn't interested at all in doing a documentary. I was not a public figure.
I didn't realize that, in doing a documentary, there is this process of discovery. It's not like a film or a play with a set script. It sort of reveals itself.
A smartphone is great for when one person is documenting another thing or another person doing something.
I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing.
If I play my home games in Coors Field, I'm probably not going to be doing a whole lot of bunting. If I play my home games in Petco Park or Dodger Stadium, it's probably going to be a more valuable tool.
If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.
Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
