I said I would do all the films about the commercials, and the films about ball-bearings and Ford tractors and so on, if once a year they gave me money for a free film.

A style is not a matter of camera angles or fancy footwork, it's an expression, an accurate expression of your particular opinion.

The British cinema had been very dull and conformist.

A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.

Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets.

I'm now beginning to feel that the pessimistic vision is not for the movies.

I'd blow someone for a valium, " I said in Jacob's ear."Maybe he's got one... but try offering a hand-job first so you retain some leverage.

You know, memories. They're all I've got.

Love is Not a Game It Is 100% Commitment

The expectation of happiness creates a lot of unhappiness.

I have over a hundred clocks. I've got fancy clocks and clocks from all over the world that people made for me.

Liberty and democracy are eternal enemies, and every one knows it who has ever given any sober reflection to the matter.

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.

I've often said that I wished people could realize all their dreams of wealth and fame so they could see that it's not where you'll find your sense of completion.

I was a Knicks fan of the Kenny Sears-Carl Braun-Jim Baechtold vintage. I was even their ball boy when I was a teenager.

When I saw houses in Palmdale going for $500K, I knew something was wrong. If you got foreclosed, I don't feel sorry for you!