The Only Safe Thing In Filmmaking Is

I Was Just Trying To Make A Nice Little Movie... It Wasn't Until I Saw It All Put Together That I Realized This Was Something Remarkable.

I Love To Take Actors To A Place Where They Open A Vein. That’s The Job. The Key Is That I Make It Safe For Them To Open The Vein.

All The Theories That Acting Is Reacting To Imaginary Circumstances As Though They Are Real, And Directing Is Turning Psychology Into Behavior, Those Are All Stabs At Something That Can't Be Taught. All The Great Actors Can't Talk About What They Do, And They Don't Want To Begin To Talk About It. They Just Do It.

The Only Safe Thing In Filmmaking Is To Take A Chance.

Take Off All Your Clothes And Walk Down The Street Waving A Machete And Firing An Uzi, And Terrified Citizens Will Phone The Police And Report, There's A Naked Person Outside!