It's A Mistake To Confuse Pity With

Bad Films Gave Me The Courage To Try Making A Movie

The Director's Job Is To Know What Emotional Statement He Wants A Character To Convey In His Scene Or His Line, And To Exercise Taste And Judgment In Helping The Actor Give His Best Possible Performance.

If You Can Talk Brilliantly About A Problem, It Can Create The Consoling Illusion That It Has Been Mastered.

One Man Writes A Novel. One Man Writes A Symphony. It Is Essential That One Man Make A Film.

I, Uh, Don't Think It's Quite Fair To Condemn A Whole Program Because Of A Single Slip-up, Sir.