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Everything makes me nervous - except making films.
Everything makes me nervous - except making films.
If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches.
If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches.
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and read more
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
It struck me that the movies had spent more than half a century saying, "They lived happily ever after" and read more
It struck me that the movies had spent more than half a century saying, "They lived happily ever after" and the following quarter-century warning that they'll be lucky to make it through the weekend. Possibly now we are now entering a third era in which the movies will be sounding a note of cautious optimism: You know it just might work.
The secret to film is that it's an illusion.
The secret to film is that it's an illusion.
Most men hate to shop. That's why the men's department is usually on the first floor of a department store, read more
Most men hate to shop. That's why the men's department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what read more
It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take read more
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
If my film makes one more person miserable, I've done my job
If my film makes one more person miserable, I've done my job