I think I've gotten technically better over the years but you'd have to be a fool not to. I've made so many movies that by sheer quantity you get better at the technique.

I have great faith in the actors. When they improvise, it always sounds better than the stuff I write in my bedroom. When they improvise, they make it sound alive.

One man starving puts a crimp in my evening.

Life is short. Short, and not about anything except what you can touch and what touches you.

My grandfather was a very insignificant man, actually. At his funeral his hearse followed the other cars.

One of the interesting things is, the most gifted people, the biggest people, have no problem taking small roles.

Man cannot live by bread alone. Every once in awhile he needs a salad.