Being with an insanely jealous person is like being in the room with a dead mammoth.

Any good movie is filled with secrets.

I love the editing process of making movies. I just wish that life had one.

I came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition.

I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That’s the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein.

If you want to be a legend, God help you, it's so easy. You just do one thing. You can be the master of suspense, say. But if you want to be as invisible as is practical, then it's fun to do a lot of different things.

The only safe thing is to take a chance. Play safe and you are dead. Taking risks is the essence of good work, and the difference between safe and bold can only be defined by yourself since no one else knows for what you are hoping when you embark on anything.