Critical opinion on my films has always been salvaged by what I would call subsequent critical opinion.

I’ve never been certain whether the moral of the Icarus story should only be, as is generally accepted, ‘don’t try to fly too high,’ or whether it might also be thought of as ‘forget the wax and feathers, and do a better job on the wings.

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines things.

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

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