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

A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.

Nothing is as dangerous as a sure thing.

I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.

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 screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.

I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, Mr. President, but I do say not more than ten to twenty million dead depending upon the breaks.