I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.

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I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less...

When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

Life begets life. Energy becomes energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich

Life begets life. Energy becomes energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only...

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only...

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

And Summers and Winters scattered like splinters And four or five years slipped away

And Summers and Winters scattered like splinters And four or five years slipped away

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the...

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

I'm very happy to say that my home life is my haven.

I'm very happy to say that my home life is my haven.

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains...

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains...

Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.