I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing and as hand-made.

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Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to...

Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to...

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it...

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it...

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I...

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I...

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...

If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life.

If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

Acclaim is a distraction.

Acclaim is a distraction.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.