Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed

There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.

No saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has; the power to talk to hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark.

There are no rules in filmmaking

My films must let every man, woman, and child know that God loves them, that I love them, and that peace and salvation will become a reality only when they all learn to love each other.

Friend, you are a divine mingle-mangle of guts and stardust. So hang in there! If doors opened for me, they can open for anyone.

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

I always felt the world cannot fall apart as long as free men see the rainbow, feel the rain and hear the laugh of a child.

Most ideologies of the world are not for the individual. They're against the individual. Communism, fascism. Any kind of an ism - almost - they're against the individual.

My Advice to Young Filmmakers is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!

We are always the same age inside.

Armise and I had met through the scope of our rifles and sometimes I wondered if that was also where we'd end.

Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear.

I'm doing what I like, why wouldn't I be happy? So what if it's not perfect, I don't believe in perfection. Maybe happy's as good as it gets.

Our lives are shaped by those who love us

One of the nice things about being busy is it makes you focus on what's important to you and how you use your time.

Driving in Monte Carlo is like riding a bike in your house.

If bad taste were a felony, every writer I know would've done prison time.

Life is fits and starts, mostly fits.