Some people would find just the rhythm of my films alone to be a nightmare; they'd probably just fall asleep because they want something quicker. Other people fall into it and it works for them like a dream.

Life has no plot, why must films or fiction?

Everything is not laden with potential for drama in life.

I always start with characters rather than with a plot, which many critics would say is very obvious from the lack of plot in my films - although I think they do have plots - but the plot is not of primary importance to me, the characters are.

Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game.

Just write a poem as if you're writing a note to one other person.

Good acting is about reacting, not tryingto express something, but reacting to a situation as the character.I don't like acting acting.