Bad Films Gave Me The Courage To

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

Here's To Five Miserable Months On The Wagon And The Irreparable Harm That It's Caused Me.

The First Really Important Book I Read About Filmmaking Was The Film Technique By Pudovkin. This Was Some Time Before I Had Ever Touched A Movie Camera And It Opened My Eyes To Cutting And Montage.

If You Can Talk Brilliantly About A Problem

I've Got A Peculiar Weakness For Criminals And Artists. Neither Takes Life As It Is. Any Tragic Story Has To Be In Conflict With Things As They Are.