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I'm certainly getting a lot more mail... that's basically it.
It is art's task to make manifest the contradictions of Being
A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction.
The movie that made me want to make movies was "Blue Velvet."
I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday.
When I don't have a story to tell, I'm a terror to live with.
Unprotected sex just feels better in a Waffle House bathroom.
Most of my presumptions about a production are usually wrong.
I like movies that leave things in the hands of the audience.
You set the tone on the set that you want to see in the film.
Get Miramax to send me down to Australia. I'd like to see it.
I don't spend sleepless nights over getting very bad reviews.
I like to deconstruct things, deconstruct genres and stories.
Energy cannot be destroyed. It just takes on different forms.
The role of the artist is to be the witness of life, timbuktu.
I don't take no dive for nobody. Whaddya think I am, a tanker!
I want to be a fighter. So fight for something! Not for money.
This is all you need in life: a computer, a camera, and a cat.
I can't afford to hate anyone. I don't have that kind of time.
I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment.
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn't say.
I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
The most important thing for me is the image, not the thought.
Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.
In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street.
When I started out, nobody gave me scripts, so I had to write.
I view every film as a commitment to undertake a long journey.
If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.
I love text, I love email, I love Skype; I think it's amazing.
I reckon this could mean another 10 million at the box office.
I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text.
I don't see scary films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films.
Then HBO was the pie in the sky. HBO is the absolute ultimate.
Troubleshooting a wiring problem is a soul-killing experience.
We live in an era where pizzas show up faster than the police.
The real loser of our times is the one who is expected to win.
The task I'm trying to achieve, above all, is to make you see.
I was a TV junkie as a kid. I am the Sesame Street generation.
I'm not a musician, but I play music. So it's a strange thing.
I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.
It was great. I mean, it's a blast directing underwater stuff.
I thought, 'Who is the first vampire ever? It's Peter Murphy!'
Making poetry with a camera - that's the essence of what I do.
The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene.
Bobbed hair makes women look uniform. They lack individuality.
I've always wondered where explanations end and excuses begin.
Don't bang your head against the wall about what you can't do.
My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.
To me, length is an artificial and arbitrary factor in a film.