"The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history and he failed to build a true international coalition."

"I want to make movies about my country from my point of view."

"I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present."

"Our scars make us know that our past was for real."

"It's always difficult for anyone trying to compete against their past achievements."

"You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."