In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings.

There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.

The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four.

Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside.

I've been to Paris, France, and I've been to Paris, Paramount. I think I prefer Paris, Paramount

I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard.

Sometimes, when we least expect it, we catch a glimpse of someone, a face, perhaps only a smile, and our heart latches on and will not let go. It may not be love at first, but soon and for always.

Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken.

The average pencil is seven inches long with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

A good thing can't be cruel.

Until you've faced a crowd of graduating seniors, you have not experienced apathy.

I'm working in my mind.

People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.

If you are truly present and know how to take care of the present moment as best you can, you are doing your best for the future already.

The experience of life that you and I have is pretty much a jigsaw puzzle in the box: Day-to-day experiences of disconnected pieces that don't seem to justify the efforts we make each day.

Athletic skills are acquired over a long period of time and after countless hours of practice.