What is a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

Chance is another name that we give to our mistakes. And all of the best things in my films are mistakes.

There was not a lot of dialogue. The titles were just to keep you up. It's the visual stimulation that hits the audience. That's the reason for film. Otherwise, we might as well turn the light out and call it radio.

I like audiences to crane their necks.

If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger bed and hope he plays basketball.

I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium.

I don't think screenplay writing is the same as writing - I mean, I think it's blueprinting.