War to me is the stupidest way of settling anything. The whole damn thing goes to pieces.

My Advice to Young Filmmakers is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!

Film is universal. All the countries of the world are making films. Hollywood is the only major unsubsidized center for films. To my knowledge all others are at least partially subsidized. I'm glad Hollywood isn't.

Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed

There's music in my films but you seldom hear it. Very early I got the idea that the important things in films were people - the actors. They are the intermediary between the director and the audience. They make direct contact. People to people communication.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

The best pictures are yet to be made.