Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre.

And later I thought, I can't think how anyone can become a director without learning the craft of cinematography.

The rules are learnt in order to be broken, but if you don't know them, then something is missing.

You make the movie through the cinematography - it sounds quite a simple idea, but it was like a huge revelation to me.

Marketing is a very good thing, but it shouldn't control everything. It should be the tool, not that which dictates.

Years ago I had a house in Sussex, it was like Arcadia, with an old Victorian bridge, a pond and the Downs.

Too many films today feel formulaic and familiar. I prefer it when the familiar is made to feel strange.

When a book is just a plot, you know, two men fight for the love of a woman in a wild frontier, I immediately ask, 'Why?'

In marketing, the familiar is everything.

Mirrors are the essence of movies.

What makes God laugh is people who make plans.

What was worse, he couldn't tell her how much he thought he maybe might kinda sorta love her.

It's better to risk being disliked for living your truth than to be loved for what you are pretending to be.

It is blasphemy if you pray before God while you are full of anger.

I love classic looks and I love glamour. I love being able to switch to a classic day to a really really nice glamorous look at night.

I understand the phrase "Honor the Women" all too well: the poet has probably a wife of his own, but he prefers to honor another.

If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

In my office, I have framed album covers by Dottie West, Connie Smith, Tammy, Dolly, Loretta and Jessi Colter.

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

For me, equal citizenship for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Atheists and Agnostics is an indisputable principle. Whoever you are, you should get the same rights with no discussion and no compromise.