The truth of a thing is in the feel of it, not in the think of it.

There's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

Either you care, or you don't. There's no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way.

[Making movies] you're not trying to capture reality, you're trying to capture a photograph of reality.

Sanitised violence in movies has been accepted for years. What seems to upset everybody now is the showing of the consequences of violence.

Know what it is the emotional statement to convey, and use taste and judgement to help the actors give their best possible performance.