"A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later."

"The problem with most people is that they're not willing to take risks. They want to play it safe, and that's why they never achieve anything great."

"If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed."

"No. To see a film once and write a review is an absurdity. Yet very few critics ever see a film twice or write about films from a leisurely, thoughtful perspective."

"The only way to make a good film is to be obsessed."