"In many of the films now being made, there is very little cinema: they are mostly what I call 'photographs of people talking.' When we tell a story in cinema we should resort to dialogue only when it'…"

"I like to use the camera to create suspense."

"Casting is characterization."

"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission, and the babysitter are worth it."

"I am a very meticulous director."