If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical challenge.

Suffice to say that the theme (the WHAT of the movie) is going to determine the style (the HOW of the movie).

There are no minor decisions in movie making. Each decision will either contribute to a good piece of work or bring the whole movie crashing down around my head many months later.

Good style, to me, is unseen style.

Over-length is one of the things that most often results in the destruction of the movie in the cutting room.

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.

There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors.