If you find that a point cannot be made without narration, it is virtually certain that the point is unimportant to the story (which is to say, to the audience).

Art is about the spontaneous connection of the artist to his own unconscious - about insight beyond reason. If his insight were reasonable, anyone could do it, but anyone cannot. Only few can, and they are called.

The dream and the film are the juxtaposition of images in order to answer a question.

Anyone ever lost in the wild knows that nature wants you dead.

I go out there. I'm out there every day. [Pause] There is nothing out there.

It's upsetting to be a man in our society.

When we leave the play saying how spectacular the sets or costumes were, or how interesting the ideas, it means we had a bad time.