The clock is impotent; mechanical time does not affect those living in an eternal present.

The clock is impotent; mechanical time does not affect those living in an eternal present.

Let's just shoot in black and white. Don't explain why. Have no reason for it. Just do it because it's interesting.

One of the things that I do like about filmmaking is that you find out how to solve new problems.

All the animals come out at night.

All these teachers and [screenwriting] books mean you see movies that have been worked over by more committees wielding more rules, that all originality and authorship is lost. That's why you're seeing superstars like Brad Pitt in THE FIGHT CLUB and Tom Cruise in MAGNOLIA. They're desperately searching for people writing and directing off-formula movies.

Words are a completely different form of expression. The word P-E-N-I-S is an entirely different form of communication than a photograph of the same thing. H