It's interesting that these themes of crime and political corruption are always relevant.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

As a child I had terrible asthma.

More than ninety percent of directing a picture is the right casting

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Always stay open to surprise.

I’m not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel.

There are many things in science that were developed because it was possible rather than desirable. Humanity's curiosity will almost certainly be its downfall.

If I stay close to the sea, I will go on well.

I think tone gives birth to the story.

But this word will I say to my enemies: What is all manslaughter in comparison with what you have done to me!

I feel that if you can transcend the color of your skin, with your talent, why carry that as a badge or a label?

For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad.

You can't always see both sides of the story. Eventually, you have to pick a side and stick with it. No more equivocating. You have to commit.

Comedy is a noble art.

Because anyone that can make you feel that bad about yourself is toxic.

I wish that I could marshall all the young to an appreciation of the fact that you have an earnest work in life and your amusements and recreations are only to help you along in that work.