Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste.

An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.

All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own importance.

I demand that a film express either the joy of making cinema or the agony of making cinema. I am not at all interested in anything in between.

There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors

When I begin a film, I want to make a great film. Halfway through, I just hope to finish the film.

In love, women are professionals, men are amateurs.

The most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a movie theatre is to go down to the front and turn around, and look at all the uplifted faces, the light from the screen reflected upon them.

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.

Taste is a result of a thousand distastes.

The man who thinks he can do without the world is indeed mistaken; but the man who thinks the world cannot do without him is mistaken even worse.

In reality the concept of ‘other nation’ is wrong because there is only one nation: The Human Nation!

Within you, within all human beings, is a seed of greatness that makes their kind quake with fear.

We believe in the empowerment of women and we will not compromise in that goal.

Well, I have a very simple method of painting.

Wealth is an engine that can be used for power, if you are an engineer; but to be tied to the fly wheel of an engine is rather a misfortune.

There must always be some pretentiousness about literature, or else no one would take its pains or endure its disappointments.

There's one thing I always wanted to do before I quit... Retire!

I believe Marco Rubio is going to win Florida, I think Ted Cruz is going to win his Alamo in Texas. I think old rules apply. John Kasich's going to win Ohio as well.

I feel like I know how to write plot.

The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.