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

It's impossible to tell you what I'm going to do except to say that I expect to make the best movie ever made.

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.

If Gary Cooper and Henry Fonda had a baby, it would be Matthew Modine.

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

A film needs more than you can give it in a lifetime.