Unlike most divorces, where the children were usually the first to know, my parents were very good about keeping that a secret.
Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.
Almost everybody I know has this sense of overdosing on information and getting dizzy living at post-human speeds.
Well, I don't know about the dizzy height, but I always thought they were going to be pretty big.
'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.
The instrument that I never learned how to play was my fans. You know, they are the part of the story that nobody teaches you. I just want to do the right thing; I want to be a voice with them, among them.
If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
I give to everybody. When they call, I give. And do you know what? When I need something from them two years later, three years later, I call them, they are there for me.
How do you know what it's like to be stupid if you've never been smart?
Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!
Do you know what 'meteorologist' means in English? It means liar.
It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault.
It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.
I know dock leaves pretty well, but I should not attempt to introduce them into a picture without having them before me.
'The Hobbit' would have been very difficult to pass on, do you know what I mean? It's not the kind of ship that comes into dock very often.
All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.
I think documentary filmmakers need as much protection as possible under journalist's privilege. How else is the public to know what is going on?
You know, the process of making a documentary is one of discovery, and like writing a story, you follow a lead and that leads you to something else and then by the time you finish, the story is nothing like you expected.
When I started my filmmaking journey 17 years ago, I honestly didn't know what a documentary film was.
