I used and abused drugs and alcohol. When I stopped doing that it became a lot clearer that life goes from inside to giving as opposed to taking and destroying.

You're constantly changing man. But the film's not changing. The film stays the same. That's the beautiful aspect of it.

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

The best education in film is to make one

All my life I've always spoiled the things that meant the most to me.

I haven't had one sexual thought since the court martial.

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