I don't care if it's a mystery story, a Western, or the story of Julius Caesar. To me it's the emotion, the lies, the double-cross, whether it's Brutus doing it to Caesar or Bob Stack doing it to Robert Ryan that defines what kind of drama it is.

We got a right to climb out of the sewer and live like other people. We could start from scratch. Make every minute count twice for the one we lost.

I don't care if it's a mystery story, a Western, or the story of Julius Caesar. To me it's the emotion, the lies, the double-cross, whether it's Brutus doing it to Caesar or Bob Stack doing it to Robert Ryan that defines what kind of drama it is.

If your first scene doesn't give you a hard on, throw it out!

If a story doesn't give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamned garbage.

The creepy thing about battle is you always feel alone.

Extending the language of film sometimes starts with just trying to show one true thing.