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Movies are the art form most like man's imagination.
Art depends on luck and talent.
The essence of cinema is editing.
Death is what makes life an event.
Work on nothing less than epic scale
I probably have genius. But no talent.
I like simplicity; I don't need luxury.
We do things for good reasons that are bad.
Collaboration is like the sex of creativity.
I bring to my life a certain amount of mess.
Today's winemakers still worry about quality.
It takes no imagination to live within your means.
Time is the lens through which dreams are captured.
The very earliest people who made film were magicians.
I still think Ned Beatty should've played Don Corleone.
I'm very proud of my flops, as much as of my successes.
Drinking wine is just a part of life, like eating food.
There's nothing creative about living within your means.
Stay innocent. I'm 69 years old, and I'm still innocent.
My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.
So much of the art of film is to do less. To aspire to do less.
A director is the ringmaster of a circus that's inventing itself.
I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.
Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.
The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet.
I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement.
Whom God wishes to destroy, He first makes successful in show business.
Cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby.
One of the most important tools that a filmmaker has are his/her notes.
Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.
I was a pretty shy, lonely kid. I blossomed about age 17, when I went to college.
Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.
I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.
I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets.
I always think upon Lee Strasberg with warmth, and reviewing his wisdom is a pleasure.
But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?
I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school.
We had access to too much equipment, too much money, and little by little we went insane.
We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.
I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book.
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be.
I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.
It was the man's dream, and his inspiring attempt to make them come true that remain important.
As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.
Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine.
There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children.
I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.
I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.
My talent is that I just try and try and try and try again and little by little it comes to something.
