Everything becomes creative if the person doing the job is

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.

All good work requires self-revelation.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters.

Good style, to me, is unseen style.

The varying physical characteristics of the actors may also necessitate changes. Sean Connery is six feet four. Dustin Hoffman isn't.

It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live.

I only said 'Titanic' is unwatchable because one can not watch it.

There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors.

Don't let the difficulty of actually achieving a shot make you think that the shot is good.

I was moving forward into space, but i would never come home again

A great democratic revolution is taking place in our midst.

The average man plays to the gallery of his own self-esteem.

It is as easy to deceive one's self without perceiving it, as it is difficult to deceive others without their finding out.

The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument. There's no such thing as a perfect clarinet, never was and never will be.

Wise girls kiss but never love, Listen but never believe, And leave befor they are left.

How's it going down there?" "It's weird. They're too polite, they talk funny, and stuff has too much shine on it. But the coffee's worse than Central's, so that's something.

If you can connect all the dots between what you see today and where you want to go, then it's probably not ambitious enough or aspirational enough.

Boxing is so loose and flowy, and martial arts is more stiff, and about strength and structure.

I never have time to have a dinner. I have to eat while I'm memorizing lines. The only way to maintain energy is to eat all day long. I must eat all day long.