You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

As a child I had terrible asthma.

More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Always stay open to surprise.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

Music and film are inseparable. They always have been and always will be.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

It's miles worse for you than that; I'm in love with your gamekeeper.

The dumbest question I was ever asked by a sportswriter was whether I hit harder with red or white gloves. As a matter of fact, I hit harder with red.

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

The child who concentrates is immensely happy

I truly believe the American consumer doesn’t want to buy products made under abusive conditions.

Excuses cost a dime and that's why the poor could afford a lot of it.

All are friends in heaven, all faithful friends, And many friendships in the days of Time Begun, are lasting there and growing still.

Above all, anger needs to be felt so it can be talked through, understood and integrated, rather than acted out. In this way, it cleanses the self.

Images adorn our inner life and carry great power there.