It's a mistake to confuse pity with love.

When I made my first film, I think the thing was probably helped me the most was that it was such an unusual thing to do in the early 50s for someone who actually go and make a film. People thought it was impossible. It really is terribly easy. All anybody needs is a camera, a tape recorder, and some imagination.

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

Bad films gave me the courage to try making a movie

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.

Nothing is as dangerous as a sure thing.