I Like Audiences To Crane Their Necks.

You Will Never See'altman's Great Film Of The Seventies: The Director's Cut' Because You Have Never Seen A Film Of Mine That Wasn't The Director's Cut. I Have Never Permitted It.

I Never Knew What I Wanted, Except That It Was Something I Hadn't Seen Before.

Wisdom And Love Have Nothing To Do With Each Other. Wisdom Is Staying Alive, Survival. You're Wise If You Don't Stick Your Finger In The Light Plug. Love - You'll Stick Your Finger In Anything.

Your Own Ego Is The Only Trap That I Think You Can Fall Into.

Most Of My Films I Call Arena Films. I Deal With A Confined Area -- An Arena -- And I Try To Cover Every Aspect Of It.