I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost every day of my life about something or other. And I think it's the one thing, as I look into people's eyes, that I think…

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To me, film right now is dormant. It's a sleeping giant. It's the plaything of...

To me, film right now is dormant. It's a sleeping giant. It's the plaything of...

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's...

The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's...

Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and...

Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and...

Violence is not funny.

Violence is not funny.

I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very...

I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very...

Violence is not funny.

Violence is not funny.

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take...

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take...