I have always felt as though I needed a weapon against evil.

If a man can reach the latter days of his life with his soul intact, he has mastered life.

You know, the camera is not meant just to show misery. You can show things that you like about the universe, things that you hate about the universe. It's capable of doing both.

I have never known anyone important enough to consume me in anger beyond a few hours. Better to depart their existence before they poison your own.

And now, I feel at 85, I really feel that I'm just ready to start.

I do find a certain fascination with the unpredictable. The transitory years we wade through are what they are- what we make of them.

Think in terms of images and words. They can be mighty powerful when they are fitted together properly.