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There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth.
People like to say, 'What do you mean exactly?' I would answer, 'I mean, but not exactly.'
Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it.
I don't think I'm making any great statements, and I certainly don't think I'm making art.
I would never do hard-core pornography, because it looks too much like open-heart surgery.
And my little sister Chrissy, for teaching me that life is nothing if you're not obsessed.
God knows if you could start a new sex act that's more important than making a good movie.
I heard about the Holocaust before hearing the 'Cinderella' story or watching 'Peter Pan.'
I think that indignation is pleasurable, and it's pleasurable because it's self-righteous.
I think the endeavor is to just make your film and then hope it travels as much as it can.
I ended up being exposed to cinema that a lot of other kids wouldn't have been exposed to.
The style of direction in 'Room,' maybe a little bit like 'Spotlight,' tries to be hidden.
If you have someone on the set for the hair, why would you not have someone for the words?
Without doubt, in animation each frame is important, every movement defines the character.
You know when people ask sometimes what are you doing, and you say just something to them.
The whole idea of 'One size fits all' is not going to work in India with a billion people.
My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people you're with.
My mother is very short - four-eleven. She could walk under tables and never hit her head.
I know how to make it a great musical. I've got to. It's like I've got to see it on stage.
I've always been fond of the advice I once heard from Robert Frank, "Keep your eyes open."
I'm not rich and maybe I'll never be rich. Money is useful - yes - but I don't worship it.
I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.
Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.
'Bronson' was like, 'I'll do a movie about my own life.' And it became like an experiment.
The first thing I do when I go to people's houses is look at their television, turn it on.
Sense of place is really big for me - as a filmmaker and as an audience member, it's huge.
Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.
I don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.
I don't think we've seen any cinema yet. I think we've seen 100 years of illustrated text.
I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue.
My natural bend is to get attracted towards things that have been an influence in my life.
I think happy and hope is more hopeful when you acknowledge that there's awful things too.
County jail in some ways can be the most dangerous because it's often the least regulated.
I have an uncomfortable groove, 'cause I have a lot of different kinds of stories to tell.
I love films that don't end when they end, that go on in your head a couple of days later.
There's a rule in Hollywood: stay away from water and stay away from snow, and I had both.
A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.
Here's to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it's caused me.
For me, grief is a static thing, and my movies have an extremely dynamic sort of movement.
It's when the lawyers themselves become bad guys that you begin to have a serious problem.
I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.
I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.
It's Ethan Hawke and John Travolta [in Valley of Violence]. It's awesome. They're awesome.
To be honest, whatever troubles I've had, I've also gotten the opportunities to do things.
You need an R rating because without one, you can't advertise and the film won't get shown
And then she finally said yes. And we have been married, I want you to know, for 51 years.
Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.
Therefore, sins of sex are punished in this life to a greater degree than some other sins.
Do you not then hear this horrible scream all around you that people usually call silence.
I'm not into the culture of complaint. I roll up my sleeves and somehow I get it together.