Taika Waititi

"Solitude is better than company that doesn't get you."

"The gods are just like us, except with better catering."

"I've destroyed civilizations and nobody writes songs about those."

"Acting is lying, but with better lighting."

"Everything sounds profound if you say it slowly enough."

"Love and war are basically the same thing with different outcomes."

"The trick to happiness is lowering your expectations progressively."

"Success is ruined by people who want to repeat it."

"Friends are the family you choose, which says a lot about your judgment."

"Family teaches you that blood means they can't sue for abandonment."

"Hope is just delusion dressed up in nice clothes."

"Courage without stupidity is just paranoia."

"Change happens to you, progress requires effort and lying."

"Education is expensive; ignorance is free and more fun."

"Knowledge is like debt—the more you have, the worse you feel."

"Time flies when you're destroying things."

"Truth is less important than a good story."

"Freedom is just responsibility with a cape."

"Peace is underrated until you're forced to live in it."

"Nature and I have a love-hate relationship, mostly hate."

"Art is good until someone tries to explain it."

"Science is religion for people who trust evidence sometimes."

"Music is math with feelings, which is why most people hate both."

"Faith is beautiful until you check the attendance records."

"Leaders are just people too scared to admit they're lost."

"Work is what happens when your fun ideas run out."

"Dreams are nightmares with better marketing."

"The funniest thing about humans is your seriousness."

"Beauty fades, but humor ages like wine."

"Death is just the ultimate deadline."