But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing.

One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and we should never lose that.

Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought murder. The line between thinking murder and doing murder isn't that major.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.

Hell is the impossibility of reason.

If you make the movie from your heart and it stands over time, that's what matters to me.

I'm a dramatist. Dramatists have a right to look at history and interpret it the way they see it.

Every day that you get up, it's some kind of victory if you're making a good product, or working on a project that can only help mankind.

I think our life is a series of adventures.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer

You may be James the American, or Mary the British, or anything else, but before all that, you are a human.

The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night.

The two real leads in 'Children of Men' are Clive Owen and the social environment. You know, this same movie without the social environment maybe is just like a generic chase movie.

Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.

I don't use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God.

This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.

It is understandable that people cannot be knowledgeable about all the different mediums. Sometimes it is funny.

I try not to think about negative thoughts and possibilities and disaster and things like that.

While someone can attempt to shame you, shame must also be accepted to be effective. We can't make you feel shame without your participation.