I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.

I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.

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.

People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know? It's easy to classify and it makes people feel comfortable, but it doesn't matter, it doesn't really matter.

If you don’t like the films of Samuel Fuller , then you just don’t like cinema.

I know there were many good policemen who died doing their duty. Some of the cops were even friends of ours. But a cop can go both ways.