Any good movie is filled with secrets. If a director doesn't leave anything unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture's unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture is good, it's mysterious, with things unsaid.

The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four.

I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard.

Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside.

In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings.

I've been to Paris, France, and I've been to Paris, Paramount. I think I prefer Paris, Paramount

Any good movie is filled with secrets. If a director doesn't leave anything unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture's unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture is good, it's mysterious, with things unsaid.