Travel works best when youre forced to come to terms with the place youre in. – Paul Theroux
The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love. – Paul Theroux
Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. Its also about mutual help, not about exploitation. – Paul Theroux
The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but its the only thing theyve been allowed to do. – Paul Theroux
Unlike some of the time-travel movies I love, like Primer or 12 Monkeys, Looper is not about time travel. Its about this situation that time travel creates and the people dealing with that situation. So narratively, the big challenge was to have time travel get out of the way. – Rian Johnson