Avoided Quotes

Truthfully, I almost avoided 'While You Were Sleeping,' because I find those romantic comedies kind of precious, and they're full of lines that leave you feeling a little bewildered when you say them.

For most of my career I've been very lucky to have avoided major injuries.

I avoided nudity unless a film couldn't be told without those scenes. If you look at my films, few of them have that element, yet nudity and male fantasies have become emblematic of my work.

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

I've always avoided expressing an opinion about where I think the republican movement should go - if it should go anywhere at all.

Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided.

If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.