There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut.

Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.

Movies touch our hearts, and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places. They open doors and minds. Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive.

You've got to love something enough to kill it.

As a kid I watched the Academy Awards on television and always wanted one - or several - like one of my favorite directions, John Ford. He won six. On the other hand, Orson Welles, who's on the top of my list, didn't win any. Alfred Hitchcock didn't win any. Howard Hawks didn't win any.

There are times when you have to face your enemies, sit down and deal with it.

If we just sit and exist, and understand that, I think it will be helpful in a world that seems like a record that's going faster and faster, we're spinning off the edge of the universe.