Without art, a film is pure wastage of time and resources.

Filmmaking is not the work of the weak-minded. It may not be rocket science, but it requires ten times more strength of the mind than that.

Oscar may be the world’s most glorious way of honoring your work, but the real award for a filmmaker is the contentment which you receive from making your film.

A movie is not a movie, it is a potential nuclear furnace of inspiration, courage and conscience.

A lot of film people are like that– especially the ones below the line, the blue-collar guys, the grunts. They like putting their hands on the equipment and getting it to do things for them. It's not about art or ideas. It's about working at something and making it come out right.

Give people films, they will forget after a few weeks, but give people ideas, they will assimilate them into their consciousness.