People are too pretentious in France to like Sarkozy. But he'd be a fabulous president for America.

If you want to kill someone, you'd better pull off a perfect crime. Our security lies in the fact that that's damnably hard to do.

The constant in my films is love stories. I consider love the chief business of humanity.

The real loser of our times is the one who is expected to win.

Shame is very painful to endure. For me it makes perfect sense that the character would kill herself.

I've seen many films and read lots of thrillers - and I'm always disappointed that I can guess the story before the other viewers.

I sometimes follow people who attract my curiosity in the street for five, ten minutes.

Appearance is valued too much in our society.

It's funny: half my films were flops, half did well. It would be terrible if I'd had only success.

I see a film as a puzzle, with a beginning, middle, and end, but I like to start at the end sometimes.

Film-making is like spermatozoa: only one in a million makes it.

You had better be ready to change your mind when needed or your mind will change you.

Prosperity is the best protector of principle.

Strike one is a big, big pitch-you can do a lot after you get strike one, no matter how you get it.

What I know about street outreach is that it is essential to dealing with the issue of youth homelessness.

My favorite guitar solo of all time was Elliot Randall's on 'Reelin' In The Years'.

I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving.

Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.

Live simply so others may simply live.

Your vigor for life appalls me.