Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

One man writes a novel. One man writes a symphony. It is essential that one man make a film.

Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better.

There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die.

Shooting a movie is the worst milieu for creative work ever devised by man.

Regret isn't going to get me anywhere. It's like being obsessed with something. It doesn't bring you anywhere.

You either care or you don’t.