The essence of cinema is editing.

Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big mass audience loves. He's very fortunate because he can do the things he naturally likes the best, and he's been very successful.

The essence of cinema is editing.

Cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby.

One thing that I'm sure of is the real pleasure of life - it's not being known, it's not having your own jet plane, it's not having a mansion the pleasure is to learn something

There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children.

If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.