Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. If it can be written or thought, it can be filmed.

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

Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you're in trouble

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

I'm happy - at times - making films. I'm certainly unhappy not making films.

The best education in film is to make one