The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure.

An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.

All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own importance.

I demand that a film express either the joy of making cinema or the agony of making cinema. I am not at all interested in anything in between.

There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors

When I begin a film, I want to make a great film. Halfway through, I just hope to finish the film.

In love, women are professionals, men are amateurs.

The most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a movie theatre is to go down to the front and turn around, and look at all the uplifted faces, the light from the screen reflected upon them.

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.

Taste is a result of a thousand distastes.

Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste.

Determined soul, willing spirit.

Be wary of the man who does not offer water, charges too much for water, asks for too much water, and the one who makes water his business.

There's some wounds that run too deep to be seen. They're the most dangerous.

I grew up in the Bronx. I'm into rap music.

I want to be your soulmate, even if I don't believe in them.

Being organized will give you more free time, contribute to a cheerful nature, and add to the peace and security of your home.

I have a plan to make tuition debt-free for public colleges and universities.

Bitterness is the trap that snares the hunter

Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members - the last, the least, the littlest.

A lot of kids only know 'E.T.' from the digitally-enhanced version.