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And you poor creatures--who conjured you out of the clay? Is God in show business, too?


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I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.



You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor.

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor.



All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived.

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived.



The more extreme and the more expressed that passion is, the more unbearable does life seem without it. It reminds us that if passion dies or is denied, we are partly dead.

The more extreme and the more expressed that passion is, the more unbearable does life seem without it. It reminds us that if passion dies or is denied, we are partly dead.



Black and white is much closer to the condition of dreaming. It links you to the subconscious and I think that was part of the great appeal of movies originally.. this strange otherness.

Black and white is much closer to the condition of dreaming. It links you to the subconscious and I think that was part of the great appeal of movies originally.. this strange otherness.



I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.



Movie-making is the process of turning money into light. All they have at the end of the day is images flickering on a wall.

Movie-making is the process of turning money into light. All they have at the end of the day is images flickering on a wall.



It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.



What is passion? Passion is surely the becoming of a person.

What is passion? Passion is surely the becoming of a person.



Black-and-white gives you that sort of parallel world. Also, it's very close to the condition of dreaming, to the unconscious.

Black-and-white gives you that sort of parallel world. Also, it's very close to the condition of dreaming, to the unconscious.





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I got my first guitar when I was 16. I'd play for my family and friends, but taking that guitar out there into the wide, wide world wasn't something I ever thought about.

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I liked the scenes with the baby, but the baby steals all the scenes that you're in. So that would get old after a while, because the baby is too perfect. I liked being high on ecstasy.



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