Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage.
I didn't promise anybody anything. What do I know about Hollywood, anyway? Just a dream I got from sitting through too many double features.
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.
For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.
You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story.
The longer you wait, the harder it gets.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.
Fair play to those who dare to dream!
The camera lies all the time; lies 24 times/second.
I'm a storyteller – that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make ‘em move!