The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.

The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way.

I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that's different than you imagine it.

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em.

You can become a shining light for others.

*Prostitution* is a euphemism for rape incidents that the victim and the economy profits from.

Fighting physically signifies spiritual weakness.

He was a character.A character who should still be here. Damn it all to hell.He should still be here.

If you've got it flaunt it. If you do not pretend.

'Being in love' first moved them to promise fidelity: this quieter love enables them to keep the promise.

When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.

We should not take a Memorial Day recess until we pass a proper memorial for the slain students in Littleton, Colorado, and other school gun tragedies.

This book [March], in my estimation, is a road map. It is a change agent. It is saying to people, "This is a way".

I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant.