I've never laid a cane on the back of a lord before, but if you force me to I shall speedily become used to the practice.

The most terrifying fact about the universe not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The director's job is to know what emotional statement he wants a character to convey in his scene or his line, and to exercise taste and judgment in helping the actor give his best possible performance.

I don't like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what's even worse, of being quoted exactly.

You either connect or you don't connect. It's not the end of the world. It's a movie.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.