"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than be loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain

"I think a person needs to learn from childhood to find himself alone. It means to not be bored when you’re by yourself, because a person who finds himself bored when alone –as it seems to me– is in danger." - Andrei Tarkovsky

"What is art? (...) Like a declaration of love: the consciousness of our dependence on each other. A confession. An unconscious act that none the less reflects the true meaning of life—love and sacrifice." - Andrei Tarkovsky

"You don't love me. If you really knew me, you wouldn't love me. You love who you think I am. And don't pretend that you know me. Because I don't even know myself." - Eddie Vedder

I felt attacked because people rejected me. They didn't say "we can give you money to do something else if you want," they just said "no, this movie cannot be done" and I said "okay, so I'll do it!" - gaspar noe

“I cannot draw a line between my films and my life. The films are a part of my life. To be able to make a film - I’ve always had to make some sort of a fateful choice. I know many people can distinguish between their films and their lives. I know many who act one way in their daily lives - and then express other ideas in their films. In some way, they make the thoughts in their films into their own. I’m not like that. Filming isn’t a job for me - it’s my life. And every film is a fundamental act.” - Tarkovsky