I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in…

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I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost...

I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost...

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...

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.

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.

Violence is not funny.

Violence is not funny.

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...

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...

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...

Give me control of a nation's money and I care not whomakes her laws.

Give me control of a nation's money and I care not whomakes her laws.

Physics isn't a religion. If it were, we'd have a much easier time raising money.

Physics isn't a religion. If it were, we'd have a much easier time raising money.

Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come...

Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come...

Making music to me is so much more important than being a star. If I...

Making music to me is so much more important than being a star. If I...

I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said,...

I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said,...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.'

The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.'

No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills.

No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills.

Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights...

Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights...