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 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 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...

Violence is not funny.

Violence is not funny.

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 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...

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.

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...

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

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...

Ready money works great cures

Ready money works great cures

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever......

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever......

You know all that money we spend on the military ever year -- trillions of...

You know all that money we spend on the military ever year -- trillions of...

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by...

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by...

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy

You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea problem.

You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea problem.

The darkest hour in any man's' life is when he sits down to plan how...

The darkest hour in any man's' life is when he sits down to plan how...

Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and...

Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and...

Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.

Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.