I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.

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

One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.

The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.

I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.