William Castle and Alfred Hitchcock were the first director-personalities. Before then, nobody in America knew what a director was.

I really didn't have any bad hitchhiking experiences. The only bad experiences were standing by the road for 10 hours. I never thought I'd get a ride with a ministers wife or a coalminer or a Republican elected official. It was all pleasant surprises. The only drag was the waiting.

I've signed peoples' parole cards at book signings and it's very touching.

Life is a rotten lottery.

The way I photograph... in many ways it's directed by chance and all my mistakes, which are often the best stuff. I found that no matter if it's the same tape, the same TV, and the same camera, I can never duplicate an image... your arm jiggles, there's just too much chance. And I never put it on pause, or use any of that fancy equipment.

God knows if you could start a new sex act that's more important than making a good movie.

I don't trust anyone that hasn't been to jail at least once in their life.