I think there is too much wrong with the world to ever get too relaxed and happy. The more natural state, and the better one, I think, is one of some anxiety and tension over man's plight in this mysterious universe.

Sometimes some of the best moments are contributed by the actors being creative, with their own improvisations.

Sex is the most fun you can have without laughing.

My experience creatively is different than my experience in life, for, as my father would say, the simple reason that you can't get hurt when everything goes wrong creatively.

No matter what the shrinks, or the pundits, or the self-help books tell you, when it comes to love, it's luck.

God is silent. Now if only man would shut up.

I never thought I was doing anyone a favour by bringing children into the world. With people as cruel to each other as they are, it's a terrible proposition. The best of lives are sad and tragic. The best of them. My general conclusion is that it's not a nice thing to do. The world doesn't need it. The kid doesn't need it.