Building upon the world we created with 'Avatar' has been a rare and incredibly rewarding experience. In writing the new films, I've come to realize that 'Avatar's world, story and characters have become even richer than I anticipated, and it became apparent that two films would not be enough to capture everything I wanted to put on screen.

Self-respect knows no considerations.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. 

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

Perceptions are often misplaced.

They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward.

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

I feed on other people's creativity, photographers, artists of every kind. Sometimes a feeling that you get listening to a song can be so powerful. I've wanted to write whole scripts around what I felt just listening to a piece of music. I think music is important, and surrounding your visual field with stimulating things.

My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.