There's a powerful magic about being a writer that I still marvel at.

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.

All good work requires self-revelation.

Everything becomes creative if the person doing the job is

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters.

Good style, to me, is unseen style.

The varying physical characteristics of the actors may also necessitate changes. Sean Connery is six feet four. Dustin Hoffman isn't.

It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live.

I only said 'Titanic' is unwatchable because one can not watch it.

There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors.

Either they're still naive, or stupid.

We are musical notes emanating from the quantum string section of a grand symphonic orchestra.

Nothing will do me any good unless I learn to control this body of mine.

Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone.

I’m never going to be considered brave for playing a straight person, and nor should I be.

We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure.

I totally believe in romance and love and all that.

I'm not a preacher, but I preach. I'm not a Buddhist, but I chant. I'm not race theorist, but I have questions and ponderances around the complexities of race and class and culture wherever I am.

Quitting smoking is rather a marathon than a sprint. It is not a one-time attempt, but a longer effort.

I put my soul into every book I write.