The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.

I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable.

I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.