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It's the best of the best. No film can hope to top it(Kubrick's 2001).
A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie.
Laugh at a bad reputation. Fear a good one that you could not sustain.
Don't get married to an actress because they're also actresses in bed.
I want to be able to make westerns like Akira Kurosawa makes westerns.
I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.
It's very easy with the camera to show the positive side of something.
It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.
A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.
I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.
The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.
If Gary Cooper and Henry Fonda had a baby, it would be Matthew Modine.
Have you ever had a single moment's thought about my responsibilities?
I only watch films in the cinema. I'm old fashioned. I'm a lost cause.
We always want to find good and bad guys, and I don't believe in that.
I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.
My name is Jimmy, but my friends just call me the hideous penguin boy.
I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.
I'm a big believer in just using CGI to polish what you get on camera.
Never wallow in your troubles; despair must be kept private and brief.
I wouldn't say that I'm particularly bothered or obsessed with detail.
I never went to film school, so I never had the chance to be rejected.
It is discouraging to try to be a good neighbor in a bad neighborhood.
I think that if you're a digital thinker, you can use a digital camera.
Music is one of the most beautiful things in the world. It's universal.
Indians don't last in prison. They weren't born for it like the whites.
The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use.
All people know that they will die, but they don't actually believe it.
I think it's always important to give immediate positive reinforcement.
The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
There's a whole vampire community online - those are some crazy people.
I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.
Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.
Film is like a drug. It is a shelter when you cannot deal with reality.
If I hadn't turned out to be a filmmaker, I would have been a musician.
In the world of comedy, having a partner is not the most unusual thing.
I love the idea of 3D, but it's completely superfluous to most stories.
The smell of frustration cannot compete with the stench of non-creation
I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.
I always say everyone was lucky enough to be in a Cate Blanchett movie.
There has to be a continuation of the communal experience of filmgoing.
I'm always searching to learn more about our large and diverse country.
The preserve of ambition and folly in pursuit of illusion, or delusion.
Everybody who cares for his art seeks the essence of his own technique.
I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
Horror audiences don't need to see some TV actor they're familiar with.
The French don't seek out alliances except when there are difficulties.
I always direct the same film. I cannot distinguish one from the other.
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.