I don't care. People here have to find their own way, negotiate for themselves, use their own brains.

The greater the number of prescriptions, the more people's sense of personal responsibility dwindles.

I don’t want traffic behavior, I want social behavior.

Because of self-doubt, the fear of failure, or laziness, most people usually bite off way less than they can chew.

Anyone and anything can survive the daylight. It's night that's the hardest to live.

Let them ridicule you, laugh at you, hurt you & ignore you but never let them stop you.

I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.

[My mother told me:] "You must decide whether you want to get married someday, or have a career."... I set my sights on the career. I thought, what does any man really have to offer me?

Cats gotta scratch. Dogs gotta bite. I gotta write.

I throw down the gauntlet to chance. For example, I prepare the ground for a picture by cleaning my brush over the canvas. Spilling a little turpentine can also be helpful.

Because my love for you is beyond words, I decided to shut up.

When I go fishing I like to know that there's nobody within five miles of me.

The average development time for a Hollywood movie is nine years. Nine years for a studio film. And a lot of what you do is abstract.