I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way.

The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.

I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that's different than you imagine it.

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em.

Friendship Lasts long when the terms are clear!

When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one but you won't come up with a handful of mud either.

If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

With insomnia, you're never really awake; but you're never really asleep.

Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.

I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.

Actually, your past successes are your biggest obstacle: every battle, every war, is different, and you cannot assume that what worked before will work today.

When I had no roof I made audacity my roof.

As clouds are blown away by the wind, the thirst for material pleasures will be driven away by the utterance of the Lord's name.

The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes.