"What cancer has given me ... is time. It has given me time to think about my mortality and what my life is worth. At …"

"In Fukuoka, more than anywhere else in Japan or in the world where I have been in the company of Sato-sensei for the …"

"I hope to have a body of work on women, children and religion."

"Together, let us dream of peace and let us each waking day be an occasion to say yes….., let us dream, let us hope, l…"

"This time, let's learn from our mistakes."

"I think so. It's not mine. It's God’s. It's for everybody. Or else, I wouldn't be teaching, if I don't want to share …"

"It's for the country! And this is the first time that I'm asked to do a film that's for the country! It's not my film!"

"I’ve learned to accept that life has passed. It’s not going to come back, but I can come back to it and relish it. I …"

"If I can love one person in a small way everyday, tama na sa akin ‘yun kaya hindi ako nafu-frustrate (that's good eno…"

"It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of work and it takes a lot of humility, I think."