Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.

If there's anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.

She was an absolute genius as a comedic actress, with an extraordinary sense for comedic dialogue. It was a God-given gift. Believe me, in the last fifteen years there were ten projects that came to me, and I'd start working on them and I'd think, 'It's not going to work, it needs Marilyn Monroe.' Nobody else is in that orbit; everyone else is earthbound by comparison.

The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they're a genius.

They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won't work. She was an original.

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.

The best director is the one you don't see.