My movies are, more or less, very short. I'm terrified of boring an audience.

You may think it's very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.

I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.

I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.

No, but it’s not because I’m getting older that I’m trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I’m getting.

But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent.

When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.

What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do.

Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.

I can zero in on subtle things because I'm holding the camera.

I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation.

There's an old adage, " he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.

The body can be a marvel of resiliency, a cactus when it comes to sleep - capable of surviving on mere drops.

I stand before you a totally healthy person.

At school, a careers adviser asked me what I wanted to be, and I said 'fashion journalist,' so writing for 'Vogue' has provided me with the opportunity to fulfill a dream.

I like to keep pushing myself and trying things out. I get easily bored, so I need a challenge.

Oh, I love to play on the road. I really love it

The only economic paradigm that movies have ever known is capitalism. There were no church sponsors or state patronage. The idea was that if you'd pay to see it, we'll make it for you.

As is often said of photography, this photograph is a frozen moment. A frozen moment is not a moment at all.

Because now, I didn't care what they thought. It wasn't new, this realization that I would never be like them. What was different now was that I was glad. Macy page 199

When you’re a bed wetter there’s only one group of people you can feel better than, bed shitters, and unfortunately they’re hard to come by.