The terror and beauty of the dream come from the connection of previously unrelated mundanities of life.

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

I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth.

Always do things the least interesting way, the most blunt way, and you make a better movie. This is my experience.

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.

Do not internalize the industrial model. You are not one of the myriad interchangeable pieces, but a unique human being, and if you've got something to say, say it, and think well of yourself while you're learning to say it better.

The study of acting consists in the main of getting out of one’s own way, and in learning to deal with uncertainty and being comfortable being uncomfortable.