Anything worth knowing cannot be understood by the human mind.

I've had bad luck in my two previous marriages. The first wife left me, and the second did not. ­

You look up after many years and you find that a film has become a classic because it's meaningful to people and alive, decade after decade.

Someday the lion is going to lie down with the lamb, but the lamb isn't going to get much sleep.

I usually want to crawl into the ground after I make a film, almost invariably.

I never considered myself an artist. I aspire to be an artist, but I never thought I had the depth or substance or gift to be an artist. I do think I have some talent, but it doesn't go as far as being an artist.

I consider myself a completely lucky filmmaker. I've had nothing but good luck. Everything I've needed has come my way.