We are on the track of something absolutely mediocre.

I hate that word. It's return--a return to the millions of people who've never forgiven me for deserting the screen.

Film’s thought of as a director’s medium because the director creates the end product that appears on the screen. It’s that stupid auteur theory again, that the director is the author of the film. But what does the director shoot-the telephone book? Writers became much more important when sound came in, but they’ve had to put up a valiant fight to get the credit they deserve.

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

My Aunt Minnie would always be punctual and never hold up production, but who would pay to see my Aunt Minnie?

If you have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act.

Well, nobody's perfect.