The one you fight with the most is always the one who’s most like you.

There's no smoking section in heaven.

I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my work more later than earlier.

Some Russian ballet master woman said there's no culture in America, but if you look you can find interesting stuff in this country, don't you think?

You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible.

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.