Terry Gilliam

"Wisdom is knowing what you don't know and being okay with it."

"We are the stories we tell about ourselves."

"The only thing constant about reality is that it keeps changing the rules."

"Creativity is the ability to see connections others cannot."

"The greatest trick the mind plays is convincing you it's in control."

"I think we are in danger of losing our sense of wonder, of forgetting that we are capable of magic."

"The problem with people is they forget that most of life is being bored."

"I'm interested in the abstract, the theoretical, the things that really matter but can't be measured."

"Brazil was about my desire to show the insanity of the modern world."

"If you don't have a sense of humor, you're in trouble."

"The key to creativity is finding the right balance between chaos and order."

"Memory is a tricky thing, we tend to remember what we want to remember."

"The imagination is a muscle that needs to be exercised."

"I've always believed that the best way to change the world is through imagination."

"Fear is just another word for ignorance."

"We're all trapped in our own interpretations of reality."

"The system is designed to make us forget that we have choices."

"Art should challenge you, make you uncomfortable, make you think."

"Time is the most precious thing we have, yet we waste it constantly."

"The greatest obstacle to progress is our own fear of change."

"I believe in the power of dreams to transform reality."

"Technology is wonderful, but it can also be a prison if we're not careful."

"The world needs more dreamers and fewer bureaucrats."

"I'm drawn to characters who are slightly off, slightly broken."

"Comedy and tragedy are just different perspectives on the same thing."

"We spend our lives building walls when we should be building bridges."

"The most important thing is to never stop asking questions."

"Imagination is more powerful than any weapon."

"I think the world is getting more absurd, and cinema should reflect that."

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy freedom to create."