The Reason My Films Work Is Because

There Are Plenty Of Bad Actors And There Are Plenty Of Bad Directors. There Are Actors Who Will Always Be Bad And There Are Good Actors Who You Cry For Because They're Being Badly Directed Or The Material Isn't Good Enough.

The Reason My Films Work Is Because Every Actor On Set Is Very Secure. They're Able To Fly.

One Of The Reasons The Whole Hollywood Way Of Making Films Wouldn't Work For Me Is Because The Way I Operate Would Be Anathema To Anyone Who Wants To Hold A Job Down In Beverly Hills.

I Think The Camera Has Got To Be Motivated. You Can't Have Things Arrived At Gratuitously. Everything Has To Have An Organic Function, But The More Comfortable I've Become And The More Imaginative And Sophisticated And The More Exploratory I've Become At The Medium, The More I've Subtly Deviated Away From That In Various Ways.

Given The Choice Of Hollywood Or Poking Steel Pins In My Eyes, I'd Prefer Steel Pins.