Being English definitely gave me some insight into these eccentric Brits puttering around Hollywood.

The good thing about the Anvil school of filmmaking was that it was fly by the seat of your pants. There was no safety net.

I love the idea of creative collaboration. I love the idea of exploring marriages, particularly ones that are in process for a long time.

None of us have reached the peak of perfection, but it shouldn’t stop anyone from trying to make the climb.

I've always been drawn to Marilyn Monroe, but certain aspects of her story may be too sad to tell.

You can't expect law enforcement to provide the solution to the drug problem.

I think those who say that you can't tango if you are not Argentine are mistaken. Tango was an immigrant music... so it does not have a nationality. It's only passport is feeling.

Where the people are well educated, the art of piloting a state is best learned from the writings of Plato.

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

The avant-garde is now stranded in the past.

The experience of the irrationality of the world has been the driving force of all religious revolution.

I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit.

Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast.