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I don't think I have a definitive film. Such a thing is not possible for me.
Early '90s, I was big, big into Sinatra. I was in college. I was fascinated.
To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster.
Titles of honor add not to his worth, who is himself an honor of his titles.
If I'm on a roll, and I finish a script at 3:00, I'll start another at 3:02.
To me, beauty is looks you can never forget. A face should jolt, not soothe.
So many people know me. I wish I did. I wish someone would tell me about me.
There can't be reverse racism against a group that is not at a disadvantage.
My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.
I don't want to direct a Marvel movie. I don't care about those mythologies.
I've got a couple of full-time jobs, since I'm raising a kid, so it's a lot.
People like me and Ozu get films made by hard work, but Shimizu is a genius.
I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.
My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.
It's not everyday that a whistleblower is actually willing to be identified.
Every film starts with two or three images. Then I try to edit these images.
A film is a process of thinking that is not opposed to an emotional process.
Life experiences cannot be learnt on the film set or in front of the camera.
I never thought about branding when we were starting our production company.
It’s often overlooked. It’s labor. That’s at the heart of # collaboration .
Like every filmmaker, I make my films to reach the widest audience possible.
Horses have really distinct personalities, and they're magical in many ways.
Hollywood is much more than America. Hollywood belongs to all of the planet.
In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.
What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.
I went to the bedroom and lay on the floor, so as not to mess up the covers.
Film recognizes neither time nor space, only the limits of man's imagination
If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them.
I definitely feel like a native New Yorker. My personality was formed there.
The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see.
Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts.
There is a lot of 'Halo' movie material no one has ever seen in New Zealand.
If I can't make the kind of film that I want to make, then the hell with it.
Every actor is great in his own right but certain actors suit certain roles.
I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible.
We need a peaceful, modern Cambodia. We need to achieve that. It's not easy.
I wasn't predestined to be a filmmaker; this wasn't an obvious choice to me.
I don't know what "Altmanesque" means, though I suppose I'm flattered by it.
We are ultimately alone in that we are ultimately responsible for ourselves.
Nobody can compare themselves to what The Beatles went through. It was wild.
I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction.
All the pain, suffering, love, passion, and conflict have made me what I am.
Virginia Woolf was one example. She was called the "Lover of 100 Gangsters."
The destruction of this planet would have no significance on a cosmic scale.
I'm happy - at times - making films. I'm certainly unhappy not making films.
Don't do anything. Just tolerate me and let me suffer, knowing how you feel.
Anybody who runs is a VC. Anybody who stands still is a well-disciplined VC.
I don't really have a schedule of when I want to show my children my movies.
When you first start out, you want to be Fellini, or you want to be Bergman.
People sense when you're pretending, when you're worried about your own ego.