First of all, directing is an idea that you have of a total flow of images that are going on, which are incidentally actors, words, and objects in space. It's an idea you have of yourself, like the idea you have of your own personality which finds its best representation in the world in terms of specific flows of imaginary images. That's what directing is.

First of all, directing is an idea that you have of a total flow of images that are going on, which are incidentally actors, words, and objects in space. It's an idea you have of yourself, like the idea you have of your own personality which finds its best representation in the world in terms of specific flows of imaginary images. That's what directing is.

Directors are like generals, political dictators, aggressive people...And everyone in the film is always grateful if you can tell them what to do.

A man could spend the rest of his life trying to remember what he shouldn't have said.

I don't take no dive for nobody. Whaddya think I am, a tanker!

Money has no moral opinions.

What do you mean "gangsters"? It's business.