We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives.

How the hell do I know why there were Nazis? I don't know how the can-opener works.

One of the wonderful things about making a film of any genre is that you have dialogue. You can take up a position. If you want to say something about your position, you can just say it. You don't have to spend massive amounts of screen time.

You make films whether they're dramas or comedies about neurotic people. Flawed people. Interesting personality traits. To make them about calm, stable untroubled people isn't interesting.

Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.

I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.

In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.