I Think Cynicism Lasts. Sentimentality Ages, Dates

When I'm Introduced As A Two-time Oscar Winner, I'm Happy That A Film Of Mine Has Found An Audience And Some Acclaim Because That Keeps Me In Business. A Filmmaker's Greatest Concern Is The Ability To Make Future Films, So It Helps Keep Me In Business.

I Never Wanted Money Worries To Slow Me Down Or Make Me Take A Job I Didn't Want.

I Think If You Watch Most Of My Films With The Sound Off, You Could Still Tell What's Going On.

I Think About What Movie I Would Like To See. I Don't Think Of Them As A Correction Or Palliative. I Certainly Am Irritated By Anything That's Shot In The Midwest And Filled With These Noble People. "oh, They're So Good, And They're So Honest..." I'm Not Interested In That. I Just Think Of What's Right For A Movie.

I Don't Think So Much About Verbal Comedy. I Always Think About Visual Comedy. I Was Raised Watching Silents, And I'm Always Thinking About How To Make Cinema, Not Good Talking - Although I Want Good Talking. I'm Much More Interested In Framing, Composition, And Orchestration Of Bodies In Space, And So Forth. My Goal Is Always What Chuck Jones Wanted His Warner Brothers Cartoons To Be, Which Was If You Turn Down The Sound, You Could Still Tell What's Going On. I Think If You Watch Most Of My Films With The Sound Off, You Could Still Tell What's Going On.