The function of the Short Story is to be interesting, to convey vivid impressions, an therefore it must, to a degree, work with the evident and superficial thing

Arrogance, pedantry, and dogmatism...the occupational diseases of those who spend their lives directing the intellects of the young.

While the novel-writer aims at an eminently natural method of transcription, the author of the short story adopts a very artificial one

If the bell of intolerance tolls for one, it tolls for all.

Live deep instead of fast.

Live deep instead of fast. I think this is what Thoreau meant.

A short story is simplification to the highest degree

Flatulency today consists in saying simply in several different ways the same thing over and over again.

Don't ask for a girl's hand in marriage and forget to ask for her leg too.

I pretty much know that directing means that you have to answer about a thousand questions every day and you have to answer them quick.

I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants.

The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues.

I take the work seriously, just not myself in it.

I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.

Fishes that tipple in the deep, Know no such liberty.

When you have Jessica Davenport in the middle, with some very, very good shooters around her and a good point guard, they have the pieces

I would say that life at 84, I am having as much fun as I've ever had in my life. I mean I get to do what I love every day with the people I love-and it just doesn't get any better than that.

The Man who never in his Mind & Thoughts travel'd to Heaven Is No Artist.